NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions
24 April 2026
NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the NHS App.
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Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website
23 April 2026
De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on a Chinese website.
Chelsea and Westminster FDP success ‘flawed’, finds analysis
23 April 2026
A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the NHS federated data platform (FDP) as “flawed”.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a medical device for adults with diabetes and an investment to meet a growing demand for pacemaker implantation.
South East GP practices face internet outages
23 April 2026
GP practices in the South East of England are experiencing network outages, affecting internet connectivity and access to clinical systems.
Lewisham and Greenwich awards £52m EPR contract to Epic
22 April 2026
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has awarded a £52 million contract to Epic to supply a new electronic patient record (EPR) system.
King’s College Hospital achieves HIMSS INFRAM stage six
22 April 2026
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has achieved HIMSS INFRAM stage six, one of only a few hospitals to have reached this level.
Somerset and Dorset sign £222m contract with Epic for unified EPR
13 March 2026
Four NHS trusts in Dorset and Somerset have signed a £222 million contract with Epic
Ireland publishes national AI strategy for healthcare
13 March 2026
Ireland’s Minister for Health has launched a national strategy dedicated to the safe and effective
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
13 March 2026
This roundup includes NHS England awarding a digital vaccinations services contract worth more than £33m
Human rights group urges hospitals not to use Palantir software
12 March 2026
Palantir’s contract to run the NHS federated data platform (FDP) could cause “data-driven state abuses
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes news of a cardiovascular disease screening initiative and a fellowship to explore
