Cyber attack on US company hits more NHS staff
1 March 2017
A cyber attack on a US company could have compromised the privacy of staff throughout the NHS, with a Dorset hospital the latest confirmed victim.
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NHS Improvement rejects Leicester’s multi-million pound EPR bid
1 March 2017
NHS Improvement has rejected the University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust’s multi-million pound bid to deliver an integrated EPR.
London Hospital fined £200,000 over fertility data breach
28 February 2017
The Information Commissioner’s Officer fined HCA International after its patients confidential fertility data was found freely available online.
Gloucestershire Hospitals suspends RTT reporting after EPR deployment
28 February 2017
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has suspended reporting its referral to treatment (RTT) data after deploying the TrakCare EPR.
Virtual reality helps children for King’s MRI scans
28 February 2017
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has created a virtual reality app to help children going through MRI scans at the trust.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt grilled on missing confidential NHS data
27 February 2017
More than half a million pieces on NHS medical correspondents were lost for years, sparking an investigation into the potential harm to patients.
Dorset working with Orion Health on £20 million shared care record
27 February 2017
Dorset wants a shared care record in April this year, subject to the eight organisations involved signing off a £20 million deal with Orion Health.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
18 June 2026
Today’s briefing features Doctify launching in Saudi Arabia and a Scottish medical management platform for
University Hospitals Sussex EDs switch to digital observations
18 June 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has now rolled out digital observations and prescribing in
HSE and System C roll out CareFlow Pharmacy across Ireland
17 June 2026
The HSE and System C have announced the next phase of a national agreement that
King’s pilots digital prehab for hip and knee replacement patients
17 June 2026
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a digital prehab trial for patients awaiting
FT analysis suggests FDP benefits are very uneven
16 June 2026
A report in the FT suggests waiting list reductions attributed to the FDP are heavily
