There are advantages to being one of the world’s largest single-payer health-care systems. For the UK’s National Health Service, the NHS, big data is increasingly one of them. Its Recovery Trial, launched early in the coronavirus outbreak to collect information from across the system, has led to the discovery of dexamethasone as one of the […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Apple said it did not know about a proposed “hybrid” version of the contact-tracing app announced by Matt Hancock Apple says it did not know the UK was working on a “hybrid” version of the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app using tech it developed with Google. The firm took the
NHS Digital is the information and technology partner to the National Health Service. In the words of Owain Davies, Lead Product Owner at NHS Digital, it is “just one part of one of the country’s best-known institutions”. When Davies took up his role in September 2016, he and his team set out to digitally transform
Press Release Lukasz Zelezny, the former SEO Director of ZPG for brands including Zoopla, PrimeLocation and uSwitch is taking on a new role in the South West – working with the team at Swindon-based digital agency Smarter Media. Lukasz Zelezny, the former SEO Director of ZPG for brands including Zoopla, PrimeLocation and uSwitch is taking
Rex! No, we talked about this… GOOD NEWS, UK GOV: somebody doesn’t hate your disastrous porn blocking proposals. Take a bow, Australia: the only thing worse than copying bad plans is copying bad plans that still haven’t even been implemented yet. The Guardian reports that the Coalition has arranged a parliamentary committee to look into why porn
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Home Wi-Fi speeds can be difficult to understand at the best of times, but as I’ve been testing Three UK’s new 5G home broadband package this week, I’ve been getting especially superstitious. I’ve tried using different Wi-Fi access points, I’ve moved my modem around, and I’ve been switching between my phone, laptop, and desktop to
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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures ahead of a working session on World Economy and Trade on the second day of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France August 25, 2019.Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed Huawei and 5G technology at a bilateral
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from the sheer-genius-or-dumb-luck? dept Boris Johnson — full name Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson — was born in New York to English parents, studied at Eton and Oxford, became Mayor of London, and now stands a good chance of becoming the UK’s next prime minister. That’s not because of any outstanding ability, but largely because
Digital and online marketing is no longer something people can ignore, everyone doing business is doing it online and even the companies that were resistant to giving their businesses an online voice is now warming up and embracing. But, most people are yet to understand that the success of any online marketing strategy relies on
Besides the commercial and all its tear-jerking wholesomeness, the John Lewis Christmas ads have also created buzz with the soundtracks they use, which are cover songs from established hit makers. This year’s soundtrack is the Beatles classic, “Golden Slumbers,” recorded by the band Elbow. Both versions of the song usually top the record charts following
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