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 ÂŁ7.4bn digital investment

DHSC and NHSE has pledged to invest ÂŁ7.4bn 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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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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16 March 2026

Child rapist could have profiled victims through NHS data access

A former NHS analyst and convicted child rapist could have used unaudited database queries to profile his victims.
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Beverley Bryant, chief digital officer at University Hospitals Dorset, Dorset County Hospitals and Dorset Health University NHS Foundation Trusts
13 March 2026

Somerset and Dorset sign ÂŁ222m contract with Epic for unified EPR

Four NHS trusts in Dorset and Somerset have signed a ÂŁ222 million contract with Epic to implement a unified EPR
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13 March 2026

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

This roundup includes NHS England awarding a digital vaccinations services contract worth more than ÂŁ33m and a contract to evaluate
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12 March 2026

Human rights group urges hospitals not to use Palantir software

Palantir’s contract to run the NHS federated data platform (FDP) could cause “data-driven state abuses of power”, a report from
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