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FOI: NHS IT systems suffer 55 days’ downtime over three-year period
NHS trusts in England have experienced over 1,300 hours of downtime as a result of IT outages in the last three years, according to an FOI request.
Digital workforce strategy will help bring NHS to ‘the next frontier’
The report, being led by Dr Eric Topol, will look at opportunities where the NHS can invest in technology training for staff.
Matt Hancock named as health secretary in cabinet reshuffle
The departing Secretary of State, Jeremy Hunt, claimed his successor has a ‘brilliant understanding of the power of technology’.
NHS looks to the cosmos for innovation drive with UK Space Agency
Up to £4 million will be made available to innovators who can demonstrate how tech originally designed for space could be used to improve NHS treatment and care.
Hunt announces £215m cash injection into NHS research and development
The Department of Health and Social Care has released an additional £215 million to help tackle some of the biggest health challenges facing the NHS.
United Lincolnshire goes paper-free in maternity wards with System C
The clinical system is being rolled out in a ‘phased’ deployment over nine months at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston and Lincoln County Hospital, as well as five satellite clinics and a number of community sites in Lincolnshire.

Pharmacy2U launches menopause support hub
UK online pharmacy Pharmacy2U has launched a dedicated women’s health hub, backed by menopause retail

MFT to launch data platform to support research and patient care
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is launching a data platform to support research and

Royal Cornwall Hospitals delays Oracle EPR go-live
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed its Oracle EPR go-live to ensure it will
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s briefing features an app designed to help people manage physical ageing and a health

Stockport trust completes rollout of new pathology LIMS
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s pathology department has gone live with a laboratory information system to
