Scottish GP practices to benefit from £9m for IT upgrades
7 November 2019
The funding will be used to improve internet connectivity and support the deployment of Attend Anywhere, an online virtual clinic.
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Director of transformation Sam Shah leaves NHSX
6 November 2019
A spokesperson for NHSX confirmed to Digital Health News that Sam Shah left the position after his contract ended on October 31.
NHS staff unable to access NHSMail for an afternoon
6 November 2019
NHS Digital tweeted at around 4pm on 5 November to say it was working with Accenture to restore the service as soon as possible.
‘Significant safety risk’ surrounds e-prescribing after drug mix-up
6 November 2019
The report found communication and transfer of information between secondary care, primary care and community pharmacy posed safety risks.
Remote monitoring system saves a fifth of nurses’ time at Kent trust
6 November 2019
Current Health’s system allows nurses at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust to prioritse patients, which has improved outcomes and reduced A&E visits.
Real benefits of shared records explored at Digital Health Networks event
5 November 2019
Organised by Thames Valley and Surrey Care Records and Digital Health Networks, the event sought to explore how to reap the real benefits from sharing data.
‘Human-centred’ innovation needed to successful adopt AI in the NHS
5 November 2019
A new report found there is some resistance to AI due to fears it is put in place to satisfy a “political agenda” rather than improve patient care.
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
