Two NHS hospitals suffer major IT incident ahead of doctors’ strikes
24 July 2025
Two NHS hospitals have resorted to paper after an IT incident brought systems down in the days before the planned resident doctors’ strikes.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
24 July 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing covers an extension of a trial of drones to transport blood samples and funding for Digital Lifelines initiative.
Electronic prescribing to be rolled out at 55 mental health sites
24 July 2025
The Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management solution will be rolled out at across 55 mental health sites in the UK.
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service to expand to 2,000 beds
24 July 2025
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service will expand to 2,000 beds by December 2026, following a £85m investment targeted at NHS frailty services.
NHSE seeking £150m deal for ‘personalisation’ of digital services
23 July 2025
NHS England has issued a procurement notice seeking to award a provider a contract to support greater “personalisation” of digital services.
Smart Notes AI dictation tool introduced in four NHS trusts
23 July 2025
Four NHS trusts plan to introduce an AI-powered dictation tool which automatically transcribes clinicians’ notes during consultations.
NHS Scotland partners with CGI on Digital Front Door platform
23 July 2025
The Digital Front Door platform for Scotland moves forward as CGI is unveiled as a Delivery Partner for NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
One in seven use AI chatbots instead of seeing a doctor, poll finds
21 May 2026
One in seven UK adults prefer to use AI chatbots for healthcare advice rather than
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 May 2026
Today’s briefing features technology for the early detection of dementia and biometric fingerprin access at
Robotic surgery tech to help cut West Hertfordshire waiting lists
21 May 2026
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is using advanced robotic surgery technology to speed up
Digital Health Networks welcomes new sponsors
20 May 2026
Digital Health is delighted to welcome Nervecentre, Optum and Better as the latest additions to
Royal Cornwall adopts digital tool to help identify liver disease risk
20 May 2026
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is using a digital tool to identify those at risk
