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Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

13 March 2026

This roundup includes NHS England awarding a digital vaccinations services contract worth more than £33m and a contract to evaluate the FDP.

Human rights group urges hospitals not to use Palantir software

12 March 2026

Palantir’s contract to run the NHS federated data platform (FDP) could cause “data-driven state abuses of power”, a report from Medact warns.

A photo showing a birds-eye view of a cup of coffee, with the words "Digital Health coffee time" in white text overlaid in the foreground

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

12 March 2026

Today’s briefing includes news of a cardiovascular disease screening initiative and a fellowship to explore the application of AI in genomics.

Audience gathered for an NHS Innovation Accelerator session at Digital Health Rewired 2025, with a speaker presenting to a seated crowd at the NEC Birmingham.

NIA to launch new cohort of fellows at Rewired 2026

12 March 2026

The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) will launch its 2026 cohort of fellows at Digital Health Rewired last this month.

Maria, Emergency Department nurse at Princess Royal Hospital, using the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust's (UHSussex) new digital observations and prescribing systems

Sussex emergency department launches electronic prescribing

12 March 2026

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out digital observations and prescribing in the ED at Princess Royal Hospital.

Professor Hutan Ashrafian, chief medical officer at Harbinger Health

Google AI outperforms human doctors in detecting breast cancer

11 March 2026

An NHS study on the use of AI in breast cancer screening has found that Google AI was better at detecting cases of breast cancer than humans.

Dr Maryam Mehrnezhad, from the information security department at Royal Holloway smiling

Research highlights privacy concerns around menopause tech

11 March 2026

Researchers at Royal Holloway University of London have highlighted privacy and advice concerns surrounding menopause technology.

Professor Adrian Harris, chief medical officer (digital and research) for the Royal Devon and senior responsible owner for the One Devon EPR Programme

Torbay and South Devon on verge of Epic EPR go-live

2 April 2026

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out an Epic electronic patient record

(L to R): Dr Chris Stanley, GP partner and CCIO at Haxby Group, Helen Balsdon, CNIO at NHS England, Dr Shanker Vijay, London region GP clinical lead digital transformation, primary care at NHS England, Hassan Chaudhury, commercial director at DATA-CAN, and Una Rice, associate director – digital transformation at NHS Gloucestershire ICB

NHS must stop making life ‘difficult for innovators’

1 April 2026

Digital leaders have called for a more “brave” and “honest” approach to the barriers that

Julie McCall, head of programmes - Digital First at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust smiling

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to roll out AI-scribing

1 April 2026

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is rolling out ambient voice technology following a pilot in community

NHSE intervenes to delay North Cumbria EPR go-live until May

1 April 2026

NHS England has stepped in to delay the go-live of an electronic patient record (EPR)

Government considers use of break clause in Palantir NHS contract

31 March 2026

Government figures are reported to be considering triggering a break clause in Palantir’s NHS federated

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