Ireland publishes national AI strategy for healthcare
13 March 2026
Ireland’s Minister for Health has launched a national strategy dedicated to the safe and effective application of AI.
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Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
13 March 2026
This roundup includes NHS England awarding a digital vaccinations services contract worth more than £33m and a contract to evaluate the FDP.
Human rights group urges hospitals not to use Palantir software
12 March 2026
Palantir’s contract to run the NHS federated data platform (FDP) could cause “data-driven state abuses of power”, a report from Medact warns.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes news of a cardiovascular disease screening initiative and a fellowship to explore the application of AI in genomics.
NIA to launch new cohort of fellows at Rewired 2026
12 March 2026
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) will launch its 2026 cohort of fellows at Digital Health Rewired last this month.
Sussex emergency department launches electronic prescribing
12 March 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out digital observations and prescribing in the ED at Princess Royal Hospital.
Google AI outperforms human doctors in detecting breast cancer
11 March 2026
An NHS study on the use of AI in breast cancer screening has found that Google AI was better at detecting cases of breast cancer than humans.
Booking Covid jabs on NHS App coming this month says health secretary
16 November 2022
Health secretary Steve Barclay has revealed that there are some big updates coming this month
NHS Forth Valley deploys Morse EPR App for mobile working
16 November 2022
NHS Forth Valley has equipped its community workers with Cambric Systems’ Morse EPR, to support
Scarborough care home and BT trial smart tech to boost care support
15 November 2022
BT is working with a Scarborough care home to fit smart sensors to residents’ homes
NHS website registers an estimated 1.2 billion visits in past year
15 November 2022
The NHS website has recorded over a billion visits in the past 12 months, with
Interim CEO Simon Bolton to leave NHS Digital after merger in January
14 November 2022
NHS Digital’s interim CEO Simon Bolton has announced that he will not remain as part
