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Downing St adviser had links to Babylon Health, investigation finds

BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6009 (Published 14 October 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6009
  1. Abi Rimmer
  1. The BMJ

The prime minister’s senior adviser worked for the company that operates the controversial GP at Hand app, an investigation by the Guardian and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found.

Dominic Cummings, the investigation said, advised Babylon Health on its communications strategy and senior recruitment in July last year.1 Although his role at the company ended that month, he continued to advise the company until September 2018, it said.

Also in September last year the …

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