SNOMED to replace Read Codes by 2020
5 October 2015
SNOMED to replace Read Codes by 2020 and primary care systems must move to the clinical terminology by the end of 2016
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EHI Awards 2015: Connecting Care wins
2 October 2015
A shared care record scheme in the South West of England was the overall winner of the EHI Awards 2015, held in London last night.
Bucks hospitals go digital with System C
2 October 2015
An electronic patient record from System C has gone live across a series of hospitals in Buckinghamshire.
Pharmacists demand patient record access
2 October 2015
Community pharmacists in the UK should have read and write access to full electronic records for their patients, says the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in a new campaign.
Health apps and mhealth news
2 October 2015
Health apps, wearables and other mobile health technology news.
NHS Number use becomes law
1 October 2015
The NHS Number must be used as a single patient identifier across the health and social care system, under a new law which comes into effect today.
Sepsis detected early using new tech
1 October 2015
Sepsis patients are being diagnosed and treated earlier with the help of new technology at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
14 July 2026
Today’s briefing includes a tool to detect breast cancer using magnetic resonance imaging and a
Health sector cautiously welcomes NHS AI rollout
14 July 2026
Figures from across the health sector have cautiously welcomed the news that NHS England is
More than 5,000 NHS Scotland data breaches since 2023
13 July 2026
More than 5,000 data breaches have been recorded across NHS Scotland health boards since January
More than half of patients report easy GP access through NHS App
13 July 2026
More than half of patients said it was easy to contact their GP practice using
North East and Yorkshire trusts adopt tech for faster scan results
10 July 2026
NHS England is expanding the rollout of Hexarad to help patients in the North East
