Mobile portability meaning

What is digital health? Digital health is a broad umbrella describing how information and communication technologies are used to enhance prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and the management of health conditions and lifestyle habits that influence wellbeing. Its rise reflects the coming together of healthcare and technology, and a move away from provider‑focused, ‘one size fits all’ delivery towards personalised, patient‑centred care. This Practice Note explores data protection considerations across three digital health use cases: Wearables Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical diagnostics Digital health records Unlike mobile health (mHealth), which is limited to care delivered via mobile devices, digital health is wider in scope. It encompasses modern care models such as digital therapeutics, telemedicine, digitised health systems and electronic health records, as well as AI, machine learning and data analytics. For more on mHealth, see Practice Notes: Digital health—regulation of mHealth apps and medical software and mHealth—data protection considerations. Digital health solutions can be applied at every stage...

Since A‑day (6 April 2006), key features of the UK tax regime for employees and others in foreign pension schemes are: Migrant member tax relief may reduce UK tax on contributions to a ‘qualifying overseas pension scheme’ (QOPS) in specified cases. See: UK tax relief on pension contributions to an overseas pension scheme—migrant relief, below Members of overseas pension schemes (OPS) or relevant non‑UK schemes (RNUKS) can incur UK tax charges in some situations, even if not UK resident. See: Tax treatment of pension benefits paid by a foreign pension scheme (not being a HMRC‑registered pension scheme), below Overseas individuals in HMRC‑registered pension schemes are subject to different rules. See: Tax treatment of overseas individuals who are members of HMRC‑registered pension schemes, below. UK tax relief on pension contributions to an overseas pension scheme—migrant relief UK tax relief is not automatic on contributions paid by, or for, an individual to an overseas pension scheme (OPS), a qualifying non‑UK pension scheme (QNUPS),...

This Practice Note presents an overview of the key features of the UK‑EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (UK‑EU TCA) that pertain to trade in services between the UK and the EU. It explains the TCA’s scope for services and the generally applicable principles, including Market Access, National Treatment, Most Favoured Nation (MFN), Domestic Regulation, performance requirements, recognition of professional qualifications, entry and temporary stay of persons for business purposes, and the nationality of senior management and boards. It also outlines disciplines tailored to delivery services, telecommunications services, financial services, international maritime transport services, and legal services. Introduction to the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement On 24 December 2020, UK and EU negotiators reached a deal defining their future relationship. The UK‑EU TCA is a comprehensive accord responding to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU’s internal market (Brexit). Consequently, the agreement goes beyond trade in goods and services and also covers other Brexit‑related areas, including: investment competition state aid tax transparency air...