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Da fuck?!https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/david-cameron-lobbied-no-10-and-hancock-for-greensill-nht3x2c5z@MattHancock, Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of @NHSEngland, and @didoharding, Chair of #NHSImprovement (now merged with #NHSE) in #c

Paging @DrMurphy11...https://twitter.com/Rebeccasmt/status/1319271787532709889 Background to the deal (signed in April):https://www.digitalhealth.net/2020/04/two-midlands-trusts-sign-deal-with-babylon-to-provide-covid-19-app/ Noting the Ter

As @hmtreasury defined "#PublicValue" in its 2019 framework:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-value-framework-and-supplementary-guidanceand "#ValueForMoney" in its #GreenBook:https://www.gov.uk/government

Quite a string of defeats for @PritiPatel's #ImmigrationBill in the Lords today:1) Peers backed by 304 votes to 224 a Labour-led demand for an independent review of the impact of

So let's unpack this.We hear a lot about "#dashboards"; we were even promised sight of one, back in March* - though we've not seen it yet.But what are they, in

So let's be clear: @ICOnews began a formal investigation into "#DataAnalytics for #PoliticalPurposes" in May 2017:https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/investigation-into-data-analytics-for-political-purposes/putting out an &qu

I'll open a [Thread] on this, though I'm certain some of my #DataProtection friends will do a FAR more comprehensive analysis of the #ProjectOASIS apps' T&Cs and #PrivacyPolicies.Starting from the

After a weekend of Cummings, it's good to see the #MSM is catching up!Gov't statement, 19 May:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jhub-support-nhsx-to-securely-share-covid-19-symptom-data@SCMagazine pick it up, 20 May: https://www.sc

6/4: Scotland's Chief Medical Officer resigns over #lockdown trips: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-5217717110/4: SecState @mhclg, Robert Jenrick, forced to explain himself: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8211405/Minist

Hmm. I see Gov't #comms is as shitty as ever.On green: it ain't like we're not already (1), and (2) is not exactly within individuals' grasp - though we can,

Only in #hospitals, where they are focusing the most effort, #testing & #PPE.Suppressing something where it is most acute is,, of course, necessary & some sort of indicator - but

A [Thread] to (hopefully) demystify #COVID19 #dashboards of the type that @NHSEngland has (hopefully) commissioned @PalantirTech to provide. There will be others they can't publish for legitimate reasons, but this