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UK law changes pose a threat to the security of messaging apps - and therefore their use in the NHS. In The BMJ today, doctors warn that patient care will suffer if they can no longer use apps such asWhatsApp and Signal to share information.

<p>UK law changes pose a threat to the security of messaging apps &ndash; and therefore their use in the NHS. In&nbsp;<strong><em>The BMJ&nbsp;</em></strong>today, doctors warn that patient care will suffer if they can no longer use apps such asWhatsApp and Signal to share information.</p>

Changes in UK law pose a threat to the security of messaging apps—and therefore their use in the NHS. Patient care will suffer, reports Stephen Armstrong On 13 March 2020 an intensive care specialist sent out a 15 point warning to doctors about the arrival of covid-19: “You will not recognise or prepare fast enough for the sudden influx of critically ill patients, and they will keep coming. Do not underestimate the imminent demise in [patients] . . . very rapid demise . . . 2 metres apart in canteen, stagger breaks. Once you see community spread . . . all health staff wear masks.” Hundr...

A recent debate hosted by the Digital Health Networks looked at beliefs about the use of AI into healthcare and concluded that AI can be integrated safely into clinical use where proper guidelines are in place. Speaking for the motion "that AI is not yet ready for widespread clinical use", Dr Nisha Sharma, director of breast screening and clinical lead for breast imaging at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust and Dr Marcus Baw, locum GP and "General Hacktitioner", said that while they believed in the use of AI in clinical workspaces, they were concerned that some parts of the...

<strong>The long read</strong>: The government is about to award a £480m contract to build a vast new database of patient data. But if people don’t trust it, they’ll opt out – I know, because I felt I had to