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18 March 2026

FDP digital scheduling tool improves theatre utilisation, finds study

A digital scheduling tool on the federated data platform led to measurable improvements in theatre utilisation, according to an evaluation.
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Jon Hoeksma, director of Future Health Intelligence (FHI)
18 March 2026

DHSC and NHSE internal plan pledges £7.4bn digital investment

DHSC and NHSE has pledged to invest £7.4bn in technology, digital and data between now and 2030, according to internal
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17 March 2026

NHS supplier hit by cyber attack by pro-Iran activist hackers

The supply of defibrillator products and other medical equipment to the NHS has been affected by a cyber attack by
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Left to right: Andy Sheret, head of business development at ITHealth, and Chris Booth, head of commercial business and strategy at ITHealth
17 March 2026

How ITHealth strengthens security at over 150 NHS organisations

The ITHealth Dashboard is used by more than 150 NHS organisations to provide real-time visibility of hardware, software, and network
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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
17 March 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's briefing features a UK charity that uses AI to identify medicines that could be repurposed to treat rare genetic
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Professor Sir Rory Collins, principal investigator and chief executive at UK Biobank
17 March 2026

De-identified UK Biobank health data accidentally published online

UK Biobank has confirmed that volunteers' de-identified health data has sometimes been unintentionally published online by researchers.
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17 March 2026

Why NHS innovation stalls

Mindy Simon of the NHS Innovation Accelerator, and Elina Naydenova of Feebris, discuss the barriers to scaling innovation in the
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Sharon Ryan, nurse lead within the Step Care service at Oxford Health
16 March 2026

Study finds virtual treatment can benefit eating disorder patients

Research from Oxford Health has found that virtual treatment can help prevent admissions and support recovery for eating disorder patients.
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Yvette Khozam, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and Essex Partnership University NHS FT
16 March 2026

We can fix the hidden flaws in ambient voice technology

Don’t put up with clinical notes that are “subtly wrong” and vulnerable to hackers, writes Yvette Khozam, ePMA lead at
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Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, chief executive of Patients Know Best, standing in a living room
16 March 2026

Feedback Medical and Patients Know Best announce partnership

A partnership will bring together Feedback Medical's elective care platform with Patients Know Best's personal health record solution.
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