Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
28 April 2026
Today’s briefing features an AI method to identify bowel cancer drug patients and an online pharmacy sponsoring ITV panel show Loose Women.
News
Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack
28 April 2026
Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised access to some of its IT systems.
Portsmouth Hospitals awarded ÂŁ100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost ÂŁ100k to explore how an app could improve kidney care for patients.
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with digital maternity system
27 April 2026
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the K2 Maternity Information System, delivered by Harris Health Alliance.
GP practice outages caused by IT firewall issue
27 April 2026
A network outage which disrupted access to clinical systems at several GP surgeries was caused by an issue with the practices’ IT firewalls.
Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to ÂŁ400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Irelandâs health trusts has soared to ÂŁ400 million.
Sheffield introduces surgical robot to advance cancer care
24 April 2026
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled a new robotic-assisted surgery system to advance cancer care.
DHSC awards ÂŁ16 million for pioneering AI research
3 March 2023
The government is investing ÂŁ16 million in AI technologies to help patients manage conditions and
Integrated Care Stage to again highlight shared care records delivery
2 March 2023
Hear from pioneering teams making integrated care a reality on the dedicated Integrated Care Stage
Somerset County Council goes live with Rio EPR
2 March 2023
The first local authority to deploy an electronic patient record is Somerset County Council, who
Imperial College Healthcare launches Digital Collaboration Space
2 March 2023
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has launched a new Digital Collaboration Space to boost health
High profile Palantir and Foxglove debate to close Rewired 2023
1 March 2023
Palantir’s UK boss and the director of Foxglove will go head-to head in the closing
