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Healthcare IT News finds out the effective ways to build the digital continuum for the post-cure gap.

One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay.

Also, a new study ranks Europe’s best startups in 2020.

Moscow’s department of health is using an artificial intelligence (AI) platform to detect symptoms of lung cancer in CT scans, as part of a project to implement AI technology for radiology.

Healthcare IT News spoke to nursing and informatics experts to find out how exactly nurses and midwives have led the digital transition.  

The initiative aims to drive digital transformation across the state and identify services in need of investment.

The new national data guardian will oversee the collection and use of patient data.

It was quickly recognised that the pandemic required tools to provide safe access to health and care at a distance. Scotland is demonstrating how a rapid telehealth transformation can be achieved says Nessa Barry of the Digital Health and Care Directorate, Scottish Government.

The new procurement framework has been launched to assist NHS and public sector organisations to purchase cost-effective IT solutions.

Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Public Health England, discusses the positive outcomes from the COVID-19 crisis, and suggests that the country will be better prepared for the future.