A new web app is allowing frontline health workers to report shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE). Recently launched Frontline.Live is being used by NHS staff and other essential workers
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Facebook is providing more than 2,000 of its Portal video call devices to care home residents and patients to help them connect with loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. The
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Children stuck at home using the internet during lockdown is brewing a “perfect storm” for offenders to abuse online, the NSPCC has warned. The children’s charity is concerned that predators
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Technology giants and social media firms have “failed” in attempts to prevent access to child sex abuse images, allowing for “an explosion in online-facilitated” crimes against children, an inquiry has
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More than a million people have sought advice on coronavirus from a dedicated NHS online service in the first few days since its launch. An update to 111 online was
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Welsh social care regulator, Social Care Wales, has launched a new dashboard showing local authority spend on social care. This new dashboard is available in English and Welsh, as part
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Video gaming could be a useful tool to help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), research suggests. The new study also indicated that the intervention has minimal adverse effects.
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TikTok has announced new safety features which will allow parents to control the content their children see on the platform. The video-sharing social media app said its new family safety
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A charity has expressed concerns for the mental health of tens of thousands of cancer patients who are feared to be scouring the web for answers about their diagnosis. More
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Google and Apple need to do more to protect children with depression from accessing unsuitable apps on their marketplaces, according to a study. The review, led by researchers from Lancaster
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