Irish government ‘aware’ stolen health data may be made public
24 May 2021
The Irish government has said it is aware of the risk that health data stolen in an on-going cyber incident “may be abused by criminals”.
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More than one million people download NHS App for Covid-19 passport
24 May 2021
The NHS App now has 4.8 million registered users, of which 1.3m are new users since it was announced it would be used for Covid-19 passports.
University Hospitals Birmingham deploys outpatient tech from DrDoctor
24 May 2021
Using DrDoctor’s tools patients can now view hospital letters online and take part in video consultations from their smartphone, tablets or laptops.
North West London looks to expand region-wide personal health record
21 May 2021
Patients Know Best has been awarded preferred supplier status for a personal health record system which covers the London region.
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS looks to join up health and care
21 May 2021
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (ICS) has awarded Graphnet Health a contract to join up health and care services across the county.
Industry news round up in brief
21 May 2021
The latest Digital Health industry news round-up features news Chelsea and Westminster has deployed an app to help patients navigate the hospital.
11 NHS ambulance trusts to benefit from mobile communication upgrade
20 May 2021
A contract to upgrade mobile communication devices in all 11 NHS ambulance trusts across England has been awarded to Telent.
The Single Patient Record: revolutionising care or rewriting trust?
16 June 2026
Jordan Sollof is joined at NHS ConfedExpo 2026 by Dr Peter Thomas and Kate Warriner
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
16 June 2026
Today’s briefing features enhanced cancer-killing agents technology and an AI model for NHS Care Navigation.
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
