£86 million central funding pot for healthcare technology
17 July 2017
A £86 million pot of central funding for medicine and technology has been announced by the government in response to the Accelerated Access Review.
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Rob Shaw’s top 10 point cyber prevention tips
17 July 2017
The interim chief executive of NHS Digital has given his 10 point list on how organisations can help prevent cyber-attacks.
DrDoctor expands its service across three NHS trusts
14 July 2017
DrDoctor secures contracts with three new major NHS trusts allowing patients to view, change and schedule outpatient appointments.
Cybersecurity news round-up
14 July 2017
Digital Health News rounds up the best of cyber security news for health IT and health technology.
Child Protection Information Sharing delays roll-out deadline
13 July 2017
The CP-IS has extended its target date for delivery by more than a year after facing difficulties with funding and technical issues.
Govt. will withdraw Microsoft XP support from 2018
13 July 2017
Windows XP support will be withdraw nationally from 2018, the government have said in response to the Caldicott report.
Government confirms national opt-out for patient data
12 July 2017
The government has confirmed that patients will be able to opt out for sharing their data for more than direct care in its response to Dame Fiona’s report.
Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
22 June 2026
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA)
Essex Partnership digital tool improves leg wound and ulcer care
19 June 2026
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a digital tool to improve care for
West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
19 June 2026
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered
Health minister apologises for NHSE error on FDP data access
18 June 2026
Health minister Preet Kaur Gill has apologised for NHSE’s handling of information provided to the
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
18 June 2026
Today’s briefing features Doctify launching in Saudi Arabia and a Scottish medical management platform for
