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Liz Clow and Rachel Hope sitting in chairs on the stage at Digital Health Rewired
25 March 2026

NHS App to move from ‘front door’ to ‘companion’

The NHS App is set to become a ā€œcompanionā€ over the next few years, according to NHS Englandā€™s director of
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(L-R) Professor Sultan Mahmud, director of health and communities at BT, Tony Cobain, digital director, MIAA, Michelle Corrigan, programme director, Digital Care Hub, Mike Fell, executive director of National Cyber Operations, NHS England, and Fay Stevenson, IT director, Barts Health NHS Trust on stage at a cyber security panel at Rewired 2026
25 March 2026

Mike Fell: Cyber resilience is essential for the NHS shift to digital

The health service cannot achieve the shift from 'analogue to digital' without cyber resilience, said NHSE's cyber chief.
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Alex Lawrence, improvement fellow at the Health Foundation
25 March 2026

Under 50% of NHS staff receive basic EPR training

Around half of NHS staff using an electronic patient record system (EPR) received training on how to use it for
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(L to R) Dr Indra Joshi, chief development officer at Optum UK, Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive at The Health Foundation, Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO at NHS England, and Monica Fletcher, honorary senior research fellow at Nuffield Centre for Primary Care, University of Oxford, speaking in a panel session at Rewired 2026
24 March 2026

NHS funding to focus on non-acute settings, says England’s CCIO

Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO at NHSE, confirmed at Rewired 2026 that upcoming funding will be focused more on non-acute settings.
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A photo showing a birds-eye view of a cup of coffee, with the words "Digital Health coffee time" in white text overlaid in the foreground
24 March 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā˜•

Today's briefing includes funding for a Scottish digital drug harm reduction programme and an award for an AI-powered smart glasses
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Craig Millard, managing director (EVP), Harris Health Alliance
24 March 2026

Harris Health Alliance acquires digital child health record

Harris Health Alliance has completed the acquisition of digital child health record the eRedbook from Heathersoft.
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Dr Tim Jobson, medical director at Predictive Health Intelligence and consultant gastroenterologist at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
23 March 2026

Precision liver study recruits almost 1,000 people using NHS data

Almost 1,000 participants have been recruited into the LiveWell study in less than a year using real-world NHS data.
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Malte Gerhold, senior adviser at PPL, professional headshot
23 March 2026

Four tech tensions that the NHS canā€™t afford to ignore

There are unavoidable tensions on the journey to a technology-enabled NHS, writes Dr Malte Gerhold, senior adviser at PPLĀ 
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Marisa Manning, Deputy Associate Director at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
23 March 2026

NHS community trust cuts hospital stays with digital patient flow

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has improved patient flow through a digital transformation programme.
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Dr Azzopardi Muscat, irector of health systems at the World Health Organisation/Europe
23 March 2026

Digital health equity gaps remain, finds WHO research

People with greater health needs and language barriers struggle to access digital health services, according to WHO and Public Health
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