Eight-day IT failure at Great Ormond critical care units
12 December 2016
The “unexpected total system failure” has sparked a review of the London hospital’s IT infrastructure.
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Telephone GP consultations show promise – report
12 December 2016
Introducing telephone GP consultations has proved effective but video has shown less tangible benefits, says an NHS England report.
NHSmail account launches phishing attack
9 December 2016
A NHSmail account has been hijacked and used to launch a phishing attack to extract sensitive details from other NHS staff.
Gloucestershire goes live with TrakCare
8 December 2016
Another southern trust has gone live with the TrakCare electronic patient record, after more than a year of delays.
Another IT crash in the north
7 December 2016
A component failure at a hospital has led to delayed appointments, the latest in a spate of IT crashes at NHS trusts.
NHS Digital sees off patient privacy challenge
6 December 2016
NHS Digital has seen off a challenge to the way its anonymises millions of patients’ data, with a verdict finding the practice is in keeping with national guidelines
West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
19 June 2026
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered
Health minister apologises for NHSE error on FDP data access
18 June 2026
Health minister Preet Kaur Gill has apologised for NHSE’s handling of information provided to the
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
