Digital NHS faces ‘optimism bias’ risk after past IT failures
13 January 2026
The government has acknowledged that its flagship digital reforms face significant delivery risks, citing the history of NHS IT programmes.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
13 January 2026
Today’s briefing features features a partnership between Holly Health and GLL, and an NHS trust adopting Wolters Kluwer’s CDS solution.
Melanie Ivarsson appointed CEO of Health Data Research Service
13 January 2026
Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed chief executive of the government’s Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
What NHS trusts get wrong in EPR rollouts
13 January 2026
Beverley Bryant, chief digital officer at three Dorset NHS trusts, discusses the challenges faced at different stages of EPR implementation.
Northern Ireland deploys AI tool through Sectra to spot fractures
12 January 2026
AI that helps clinicians identify bone fractures has been deployed across Northern Ireland through Sectra Amplifier Services.
Details of NHS digital productivity programme leaked online
12 January 2026
A major NHS programme to support the frontline to maximise productivity through the use of digital technology is expected to launch in April.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital goes live with Epic EHR
12 January 2026
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with an Epic electronic health record (EHR) across its three sites.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
28 April 2026
Today’s briefing features an AI method to identify bowel cancer drug patients and an online
Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack
28 April 2026
Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised
Portsmouth Hospitals awarded £100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost £100k to explore how an app
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with digital maternity system
27 April 2026
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the K2 Maternity Information System, delivered
GP practice outages caused by IT firewall issue
27 April 2026
A network outage which disrupted access to clinical systems at several GP surgeries was caused
