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.
Mid and South Essex to support integrated care with HealthTrust Europe
29 November 2022
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has gained a commercial procurement partner in HealthTrust
National data guardian says suppliers must share NHS core values
28 November 2022
NHS national data guardian Dr Nicola Byrne has advised national policymakers that they should ensure
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust launches virtual assistant with IBM
28 November 2022
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is today launching a new intelligent virtual assistant with
Salesforce introduces new innovations for Patient 360 for Health
28 November 2022
Salesforce is helping to lower costs for healthcare organisations and improve patient care with the
Speculation rife on who will be the next NHS CIO
25 November 2022
At the Tech UK London Health and Social Care Industry Dinner last night speculation was
