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Futuristic human heart
28 April 2026

Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack

Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised access to some of its
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Dr Nick Sangala, a consultant nephrologist at the Wessex Kidney Centre who created MyRenalCare
27 April 2026

Portsmouth Hospitals awarded £100k for renal care app study

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost £100k to explore how an app could improve kidney care for
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Nadira Hussain, chief executive officer at Socitm
27 April 2026

Why recognising impact is key to the future digital workforce

We can't build a sustainable digital workforce without recognising impact across all levels, writes Nadira Hussain, CEO at Socitm
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27 April 2026

Dartford and Gravesham goes live with digital maternity system

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the K2 Maternity Information System, delivered by Harris Health Alliance.
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GP types on a laptop
27 April 2026

GP practice outages caused by IT firewall issue

A network outage which disrupted access to clinical systems at several GP surgeries was caused by an issue with the
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Mike Nesbitt, health minister for Northern Ireland
24 April 2026

Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to £400m

The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared to £400 million.
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Surgeons, nurses, theatre operating staff, anaesthetists, planning and estates teams at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust together with Sheffield Hospitals Charity at a ribbon-cutting event for the new robot last week
24 April 2026

Sheffield introduces surgical robot to advance cancer care

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled a new robotic-assisted surgery system to advance cancer care.
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Digital transformation and data-driven intelligence will be central to procurement. File picture
24 April 2026

NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions

NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the
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Professor Sir Rory Collins, principal investigator and chief executive at UK Biobank
23 April 2026

Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website

De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on a Chinese website.
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Chelsea and Wesminster Hospital entrance
23 April 2026

Chelsea and Westminster FDP success ‘flawed’, finds analysis

A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the NHS federated data platform (FDP)
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