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Child rapist could have profiled victims through NHS data access

16 March 2026

A former NHS analyst and convicted child rapist could have used unaudited database queries to profile his victims.

Beverley Bryant, chief digital officer at University Hospitals Dorset, Dorset County Hospitals and Dorset Health University NHS Foundation Trusts

Somerset and Dorset sign £222m contract with Epic for unified EPR

13 March 2026

Four NHS trusts in Dorset and Somerset have signed a £222 million contract with Epic to implement a unified EPR system across the region.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, minister for health wearing a suit and smiling

Ireland publishes national AI strategy for healthcare

13 March 2026

Ireland’s Minister for Health has launched a national strategy dedicated to the safe and effective application of AI.

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.

Danny Roberts, chief information officer at East Cheshire NHS Trust, speaking at Rewired 2026

Cheshire trusts optimising shared EPR following go-live

30 March 2026

East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are continuing to optimise

Mark Cubbon, chief executive at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester trust to expand use of Microsoft’s AI tools

30 March 2026

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is expanding the use of AI tools across its

Dermot Ryan, director of transformation at NHS England

Only 30% of trusts with EPRs have integrated data flows, finds DMA

27 March 2026

The 2025 Digital Maturity Assessment shows 93% of NHS providers use EPRs but only 30%

Helen Balsdon, national CNIO (Credit: Graham Meek)

Avoid unnecessary piloting of ‘excellent’ tech, says national CNIO

27 March 2026

The NHS must “accelerate” and scale proven innovations to meet rising demand, Helen Balsdon told

(L to R) Amy Freeman, CDIO at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and chair of the CIO Advisory Panel, John Mitchell, associate director of digital at NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB and chair of the ICS Digital Council, Hayley Grafton, CNIO at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and chair of the CNIO Advisory Panel, Ben Jeeves, CCIO and CSO at T-Pro and chair of the CSO Council, and Penny Kechagioglou, consultant clinical oncologist, CCIO and deputy chief medical officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and chair of the CCIO Advisory Panel

NHS urged to optimise existing tech before chasing new solutions

27 March 2026

The chairs of the Digital Health Networks have urged NHS organisations to focus on optimising

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