Open-source snafu leaves patient data exposed
13 August 2018
Data pertaining to tens of millions of patients around the world has been jeopardised due to severe security flaws in patient management software OpenEMR.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells goes all out with EPR selection
10 August 2018
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has selected AllScripts to deliver EPR after having already implemented the supplierās PAS.
Industry news in brief
10 August 2018
Our latest roundup features the news that Thomas Cook insurance customers can now access mobile consultations with a GP if they fall ill on holiday.
London docs get on board with electronic prescribing
9 August 2018
All 1,311 GP surgeries in the capital can now use the electronic prescription service (EPS) to send prescriptions to pharmacists.
Doc on demand service ZoomDoc extends offering to mental health care
9 August 2018
The paid-for service has partnered up with mental health care app Dr. Julian to provide online mental health appointments for patients.
IMS Maxims gets G-Cloud 10 accreditation for NHS services
8 August 2018
IMS Maxims has announced that it has gained accreditation to offer cloud-based services to the NHS under the governmentās latest G-Cloud 10 framework.
Virtual advice app trialled at St Bartholomewās Hospital
8 August 2018
Ortus-iHealth helps patients and their clinicians to connect through virtual appointments by computer or mobile phone, rather than face-to-face.
NHSEās 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 ā
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
