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“ Automation across the entire value chain is something that ’ s continuing to increase .”
— Roberto Valdez , Director of Cybersecurity Automation and Risk Advisory Services countries , while social distancing rules remain in place for staff .
Back in March , RPA software firm UiPath launched a project with the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin , providing their Infection Prevention and Control department with free trial robot licences to process test results . UiPath says this is saving 3 hours per day , which nurses can instead spend on the pandemic response .
In the UK , at the start of the pandemic 750,000 people responded to the Government ’ s call for volunteers to assist with COVID-19 efforts , in the space of just two days . Before taking up their roles , every single person needed to be registered and undergo background checks . Whereas HR would usually perform these functions manually , the sheer numbers of people requiring processing meant that using automation would be much faster and more efficient .
Software firm Credentially was appointed to automate the sign-up and verification process of doctors , nurses and paramedics , registering thousands of clinicians in a matter of days instead of months .
JANUARY 2021