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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

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

25 March 2026

The health service cannot achieve the shift from ‘analogue to digital’ without cyber resilience, said NHSE’s cyber chief.

Alex Lawrence, improvement fellow at the Health Foundation

Under 50% of NHS staff receive basic EPR training

25 March 2026

Around half of NHS staff using an electronic patient record system (EPR) received training on how to use it for their role, a survey found.

(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

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

24 March 2026

Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO at NHSE, confirmed at Rewired 2026 that upcoming funding will be focused more on non-acute settings.

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

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

24 March 2026

Today’s briefing includes funding for a Scottish digital drug harm reduction programme and an award for an AI-powered smart glasses firm.

Craig Millard, managing director (EVP), Harris Health Alliance

Harris Health Alliance acquires digital child health record

24 March 2026

Harris Health Alliance has completed the acquisition of digital child health record the eRedbook from Heathersoft.

Dr Tim Jobson, medical director at Predictive Health Intelligence and consultant gastroenterologist at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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

23 March 2026

Almost 1,000 participants have been recruited into the LiveWell study in less than a year using real-world NHS data.

Marisa Manning, Deputy Associate Director at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

NHS community trust cuts hospital stays with digital patient flow

23 March 2026

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has improved patient flow through a digital transformation programme.

Ward staff at Cumberland Infirmary shortly after North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust's (NCIC) phase 1 EPR go-live

North Cumbria goes live with EPR following delay by NHSE

18 May 2026

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has gone live with phase one of

Diaverum launches AI-powered kidney disease education tool

15 May 2026

Swedish renal care provider Diaverum has launched an AI health assistant designed to make kidney

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

15 May 2026

Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features electronic patient record (EPR) contract awards

James Murray appointed health secretary

15 May 2026

James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.

Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns after losing faith in PM

14 May 2026

Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, admitting that he has “lost confidence” in Prime

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