The government announced that the NHS Covid-19 app would be updated on 12 April, as non-essential shops, gyms and outdoor hospitality reopens. Meanwhile, debate continued over the desirability of introducing ‘vaccine passports’, with civil liberties groups warning they could evolve into ID or entitlement cards.
North West London announced a deal with Cerner that will see all four of its acute trusts use the same electronic patient record. The move could indicate that a wider consolidation in the EPR market will get underway as integrated care systems start to work with single acute trusts and integrated care providers. Meanwhile, a new organisation started work to digitise the NHS in Wales.
