NHS COVID-19

Protecting privacy during a pandemic: our work on the UK’s Covid apps

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Technology, Department, Social work, Health Protection Scotland, NHS COVID-19, ICO, API, DHSC, Privacy, Government, Department of Health and Social Care, NI, Health, Mobile phone

He led our operational response to the pandemic and leads our stakeholder relationships with the health and care sector.

Key Points: 
  • He led our operational response to the pandemic and leads our stakeholder relationships with the health and care sector.
  • In practice, the majority of our work to protect people’s privacy rights has a far lower profile.
  • Our work with the Department of Health and Social Care and Welsh Government around the NHS Covid app is a prime example.
  • We’re pleased that our work, started in March 2020, has helped to protect millions of people across the UK.

National Health Service Selects Q-nomy Inc. and ACF Technologies to Support Great Britain’s COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Software, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health, Data management, Infectious diseases, Technology, Clinical trials, COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Health in England, National Health Service, NHS COVID-19, NHS Scotland, Software, Articles

Earlier, ACF also was chosen to deliver the appointment management solution for the U.K.s nationwide COVID-19 testing program.

Key Points: 
  • Earlier, ACF also was chosen to deliver the appointment management solution for the U.K.s nationwide COVID-19 testing program.
  • For the past eight months, Q-Flow has demonstrated outstanding performance as the single mass scheduling solution for the NHS COVID-19 testing program.
  • We are very proud the NHS again selected ACF Technologies and Q-nomy to support its immense national vaccination effort, said Lior Miller, VP Business Development, Q-nomy.
  • ACF Technologies are global specialists in the delivery of the worlds most advanced and enterprise appointment management solutions.

Blog: Data protection considerations and the NHS COVID-19 app

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Friday, September 18, 2020
Mass surveillance, Mobile applications, Privacy, Application software, Software, Articles, COVID-19 apps, NHS COVID-19, DPIA, National Health Service, Asia Pulp & Paper

Our engagement around the England and Wales NHS COVID-19 app being launched this month is a good example of this approach.

Key Points: 
  • Our engagement around the England and Wales NHS COVID-19 app being launched this month is a good example of this approach.
  • In response to our questions, DHSC has provided us with iterations of their Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and plans for the app, and answered our questions.
  • Our engagement on the NHS COVID-19 app will continue, and will focus in particular on the data protection implications of any changes to the apps functionality.
  • We will also be auditing the whole Test and Trace ecosystem, which gives us a further opportunity to ensure that data protection obligations are continuing to be met.