Pre-surgery device helps patients combat stress at a London hospital
28 September 2017
A London hospital recently trialed a new digital health device assisting patients to manage their stress and anxiety before surgery.
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NHS Digital’s WannaCry response was “let down” by poor comms
27 September 2017
NHS Digital’s response to WannaCry was “let down” by poor communications to healthcare organisations about the attack, its security operations lead admits.
Australia’s largest health district to use Patientrack e-obs
27 September 2017
Australia’s largest local health district is to use the e-observations platform from UK-based Patientrack to collect and analyse vital signs.
East and North Herts goes live with Lorenzo after WannaCry forces delay
26 September 2017
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has deployed its Lorenzo electronic patient record (EPR) after “considerable disruption” from WannaCry caused a delay.
Plymouth to be NHS first on open e-prescribing
25 September 2017
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to begin implementation of an open source, open standards-based electronic prescribing system.
Movers and shakers news round-up
22 September 2017
Movers and Shakers round-up includes movements across various industry organisations including Papworth Hospital and the Professional Record Standards Body.
Gartner says NHS over-reliant on closed systems
21 September 2017
Technology analysis firm Gartner expresses concerns over the NHS IT market, saying it is too reliant on closed proprietary systems.
MHRA launches AI sandbox to improve medicines safety
16 June 2026
The MHRA is launching a new AI regulatory sandbox to improve medicines safety and accelerate
New genetic ancestry data to tackle health inequalities
15 June 2026
Our Future Health has released genetic ancestry data from 755,000 participants, enabling researchers to tackle
NHS leaders call time on AI pilots and demand national scaling
15 June 2026
Senior NHS digital leaders have called for an end to repeated AI pilots, arguing that
Ashford and St Peter’s opt for RLDatix electronic rostering
12 June 2026
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed RLDatix to deliver its electronic
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
12 June 2026
This roundup includes EPR go-lives, following delays, at both North Cumbria Integrated Care and York
