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
7 July 2026
Today’s briefing features acoustic gut monitoring technology and a contraction timer to support women during
NICE recommends two technologies for endometriosis diagnosis
7 July 2026
NICE has said that two new non-invasive technologies can be used in the NHS to
Isle of Man minister: Single patient record will be ‘revolutionary’
6 July 2026
Speaking to Digital Health, the Isle of Man’s health minister described plans for a single
NHS backs rollout of integrated AVT as part of ÂŁ10bn tech funding
4 July 2026
NHS England is rolling out AI tools across the health service, including integrated ambient voice
Pathology transformation could unlock ÂŁ450m a year for the NHS
3 July 2026
Completing the NHS’s pathology transformation programme could unlock around ÂŁ450m a year for the health
