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Health Options® CS featured in the PHE/OHID-commissioned ORCHA report on NHS Health Check technologies: an outline of the assessment process involved

Introduction In December 2020, Public Health England (PHE) – now the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) – put out an Open Call for “Digital Health Products and Services that are capable of delivering or supporting the delivery of the key elements of the current NHS Health Check”. To complete this work, PHE engaged […]

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Mental health and the NHS Health Check: A case study assessing the national CVD prevention programme’s ability to identify people with depression and anxiety – the view from Newcastle

Introduction and overview Over recent years, general awareness of mental health has undergone a radical change. Whilst there are complex drivers underpinning this social movement, the continuing need for us to go further and faster is stark: according to the World Health Organisation, mental health conditions now cause 1 in 5 years lived with disability

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CVE-2021-44228 and the Log4J vulnerability

Health Diagnostics’ reassurance about CVE-2021-44228 and the Log4J vulnerability

Health Diagnostics wish to reassure customers that their products and services do not utilise applications using Log4J so are NOT affected by *CVE-2021-44228.A thorough scan of our internal and external infrastructure as well as our applications has been conducted to be doubly sure. The scans returned 0 applications and services utilising Log4J.If you would like

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Cost-effectiveness calculator for point-of-care testing

Introduction and link to calculator For many working on NHS Health Check programmes, point-of-care testing (POCT) is already a significant component of the delivery process. Nonetheless, significant numbers of providers around the country – particularly those based in GP practices – use pathology laboratory testing in favour of POCT. To assist commissioners weighing up the

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