NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions
24 April 2026
NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the NHS App.
News
Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website
23 April 2026
De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on a Chinese website.
Chelsea and Westminster FDP success ‘flawed’, finds analysis
23 April 2026
A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the NHS federated data platform (FDP) as “flawed”.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a medical device for adults with diabetes and an investment to meet a growing demand for pacemaker implantation.
South East GP practices face internet outages
23 April 2026
GP practices in the South East of England are experiencing network outages, affecting internet connectivity and access to clinical systems.
Lewisham and Greenwich awards £52m EPR contract to Epic
22 April 2026
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has awarded a £52 million contract to Epic to supply a new electronic patient record (EPR) system.
King’s College Hospital achieves HIMSS INFRAM stage six
22 April 2026
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has achieved HIMSS INFRAM stage six, one of only a few hospitals to have reached this level.
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private
King’s College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who
