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.
Birmingham Womenâs and Childrenâs uses portable phototherapy blankets
25 November 2022
Phototherapy blankets are being used at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s to help treat premature babies
Industry news in brief
25 November 2022
This Digital Health News industry roundup includes funding to trial gaming and AI tech to
Aide Health secures $1.2m funding to support long-term conditions
24 November 2022
Aide Health has received $1.2m funding just months after its digital platform was trialled in
Norfolk and Waveney care homes pilot improves dementia care
24 November 2022
A care home pilot tasked with improving dementia diagnosis and support has been successful and
Middlesex University leads training course on working with robots
23 November 2022
A new online training course for healthcare professionals, led by Middlesex University, is teaching students
