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.
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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.
NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions
24 April 2026
NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the NHS App.
Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website
23 April 2026
De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on a Chinese website.
Chelsea and Westminster FDP success âflawedâ, finds analysis
23 April 2026
A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the NHS federated data platform (FDP) as âflawedâ.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
23 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a medical device for adults with diabetes and an investment to meet a growing demand for pacemaker implantation.
Kraydel launch TV-based wellbeing platform for elderly
30 November 2022
Carers and families are now able to remotely monitor older adults, as Kraydel adds sensor
Automatic roll-out of Citizen Access to GP records halted at eleventh hour
30 November 2022
In a last-minute decision NHS England has halted the roll-out of a scheme that would
Kooth partners with Help for Heroes for mental health support
30 November 2022
Children from armed forces families can now easily access digital mental health support thanks to
North Cumbria Integrated Care deploys Better Meds ePMA
29 November 2022
North Cumbria Integrated Care has rolled out a new e-prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) solution
NHS Englandâs national CCIO Prof Jonathan Benger moves to NICE
29 November 2022
Prof Jonathan Benger, national CCIO at NHS England, is to become the new chief medical
