Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
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 £100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost £100k 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 £400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared to £400 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.
New digital service delivers vital information for renal care
31 January 2023
Digital Health and Care Wales has developed a new digital service to support renal patients,
Headspace expands mental health service within UK
31 January 2023
Headspace Health is rolling out new services to its mental health platform for organisations to
Inhealthcare collaborates on data sharing project for Humber and Yorkshire
30 January 2023
A subscription model from Inhealthcare is being used in the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record
Government plans 500% expansion of virtual wards
30 January 2023
The government is aiming to scale up virtual wards, with an ‘ambition’ to treat up
Wellola’s patient communication platform to go live in Birmingham
30 January 2023
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is set to go live with Wellola’s Portasana patient
