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 £400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared to £400 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 ‘flawed’, 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 “flawed”.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
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.
CDIO becomes interim CEO at University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
6 October 2022
Group chief digital information officer, Andy Callow, is now acting as interim CEO after Simon
Yorkshire and Humber AHSN announce cohorts for Accelerator programme
5 October 2022
Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network’s has launched the latest edition of its digital
West Midlands Integrated Care System collaborates with InterSystems
5 October 2022
Hundreds of social care providers in the West Midlands will soon be connected thanks to
First Pitchfest winner TestCard strikes a deal with Roche
4 October 2022
TestCard’s app ClearScreen will be added to Roche’s cobas pulse system’s open digital ecosystem, improving
Babylon and Bupa extend partnership for digital health services
4 October 2022
Digital health company Babylonand Bupa have announced they are extending their existing partnership agreement for
