Two trusts trial AI to diagnose breast cancer sooner
22 August 2019
The trial aims to help develop, test and ultimately deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the breast cancer screening programme in the East Midlands.
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Hundreds of patients wrongly told they had cancer due to ‘IT error’
22 August 2019
NHS Forth Valley confirmed to Digital Health News that the glitch occurred after updating their Trakcare electronic medical record system.
Dr Google ‘diagnoses’ 100m health concerns as GP wait times rise
22 August 2019
More people are turning to Google to self-diagnose their boo-boos and ailments, with Londoners proving the biggest ‘cyberchondriacs’.
GP at Hand’s cap on Birmingham patient registrations set to be lifted
21 August 2019
The provider must ensure configuration to national screening systems and processes by 15 September, or the cap remains in place.
Microsoft adds to health team with chief medical officer
21 August 2019
David Rhew, who had the same position at Samsung, joins a growing health team at Microsoft which includes Google Cloudâs former health lead, Greg Moore.
Applications for cohort three of NHS Digital Academy now open
21 August 2019
The Academy was set up in response to Professor Robert Wachterâs 2016 Making IT Work report, which said the NHS lacked sufficiently-trained leaders.
Digital tools prevent hundreds of sepsis deaths across three hospitals
20 August 2019
Cambridge University Hospitals and Royal Berkshire have implemented a digital sepsis blueprint released in Febriary as part of the GDE programme.
NHS SBS and Salesforce launch AI finance support platform
29 May 2026
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has partnered with Salesforce to launch an AI platform
Summer Schools 2026 working programme published
28 May 2026
Digital Health has published a working Summer Schools 2026 programme featuring CCIO, CIO and CNIO
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
28 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a methodology for testing medical mattresses and research into how brains are
System C completes Badgernet maternity rollout in Wales
28 May 2026
System C has completed the rollout of its BadgerNet maternity platform across all seven NHS
NIA and Alzheimerâs Society partner to bolster dementia innovation
27 May 2026
The NHS Innovation Accelerator and Alzheimerâs Society have launched a partnership to support promising dementia
