Industry news in brief
3 May 2019
This month’s industry round-up features Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care winning a national award and Leeds employing a Finnish company for e-rostering.
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RCGP tech manifesto calls for prioritisation of joined-up IT systems
2 May 2019
The document recognises the potential of technology in healthcare but adds this can only be achieved once joined-up systems are in place.
PRSB publishes guidance on medicine information sharing
2 May 2019
The standards are for recording and sharing computer-readable information between hospital, GP and community-based services.
Boosted accelerator programme will fast-track digital services in NHS
2 May 2019
The Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) has been expanded to push technologies through the clinical development and regulatory approval process.
All hospitals and GPs to be connected to fibre optic broadband, Hancock says
1 May 2019
The health secretary said the upgrade would support a promise made in the NHS Long Term Plan to improve the range and access of digital healthcare services.
World Health Organisation releases first guidance on digital health technologies
1 May 2019
The 10 recommendations in the guidelines suggest digital technology can help improve healthcare but aren’t a “silver bullet”.
NHS needs to do more to inform public on AI benefits, report warns
1 May 2019
To allay fears, the newly formed NHSX should work with charities and patient groups to better understand the public’s concerns about AI in healthcare.
NHSE’s Dermot Ryan confirmed for Summer Schools 2026
4 June 2026
Dermot Ryan, director of digital transformation at NHS England, has been announced as the latest
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
4 June 2026
Today’s briefing features the detection of Alzheimer’s using VR and a personal training platform that
John Browett named chair of NHS online hospital trust
4 June 2026
John Browett, business leader and former supermarket chief executive, has been named as chair of
Almost 33,000 Bedfordshire patients had data stolen in cyber attack
3 June 2026
Almost 33,000 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust patients had personal data stolen in the cyber
NHS AI scribe rollout should include national oversight, report finds
3 June 2026
The rollout of AI scribes across the NHS should be accompanied by national oversight, according
