NHS staff to face sack or prison for unlawful patient data access
8 July 2026
NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has said NHS staff face the sack or even prison if they access patient records unlawfully.
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Birmingham trusts launch InterSystems shared patient portal
8 July 2026
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts have launched a shared patient portal.
Uni Hospitals of Leicester upgrades EPR and begins AVT rollout
7 July 2026
University Hospitals of Leicester has upgraded its Nervecentre EPR system and begun the phased deployment of ambient voice technology (AVT).
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 July 2026
Today’s briefing features acoustic gut monitoring technology and a contraction timer to support women during labour.
NICE recommends two technologies for endometriosis diagnosis
7 July 2026
NICE has said that two new non-invasive technologies can be used in the NHS to speed up the diagnosis of endometriosis in primary care.
Isle of Man minister: Single patient record will be ‘revolutionary’
6 July 2026
Speaking to Digital Health, the Isle of Man’s health minister described plans for a single patient record as “revolutionary”.
NHS backs rollout of integrated AVT as part of £10bn tech funding
4 July 2026
NHS England is rolling out AI tools across the health service, including integrated ambient voice technology, as part of £10bn tech funding.
NICE recommends hybrid closed loop tech for diabetics
17 January 2023
NICE has published draft recommendations for type 1 diabetes patients to access hybrid closed loop
Welsh government to create unified digital system for maternity services
17 January 2023
A £7m investment from the Welsh government will see a unified, digital system for maternity
Redcentric completes delivery of HSCN Peering Exchange
16 January 2023
Redcentric plc has successfully delivered the new NHS Peering Exchange Service, a key supply chain
King’s College co-create prototype app for better cardiac arrest care
16 January 2023
A prototype app to help improve the outcome for patients who suffer a cardiac arrest
CONNECT Care receives funding to unlock NHS medicine records
13 January 2023
CONNECT Care has received funding from Innovate UK which it will use to ‘unlock’ NHS
