DHSC reduces annual spend on data infrastructure by £12.6m
10 September 2025
The Department of Health and Social Care has reduced its annual spending on data staff, technology and management by £12.6m since 2023/24.
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Bolton NHS FT rolls out EPR to community services
10 September 2025
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out Altera Digital Health’s Sunrise EPR to its community services and outpatient departments.
NHS-embedded clinical trial site opens for mental health conditions
9 September 2025
Clerkenwell Health has launched an NHS-embedded site dedicated to clinical trials for brain and mental health conditions.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers a milestone for the National Centre for Child Health Technology and a WhatsApp channel launched by NHSE.
Naq raises £5.1m to help HealthTech firms meet cyber standards
9 September 2025
Naq has raised €6 million (£5.1m) to help HealthTech companies meet NHS standards amid rising cyber threats and regulatory delays.
Warning that NHS league tables must not be ‘instruments of blame’
9 September 2025
Concerns have been raised that NHS league tables for England published today could be used as “instruments of blame”.
Dartford and Gravesham deploys electronic test ordering system
8 September 2025
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic test ordering system to help staff place imaging and pathology orders.
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
Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to £400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared
