James Murray appointed health secretary
15 May 2026
James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.
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Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns after losing faith in PM
14 May 2026
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, admitting that he has “lost confidence” in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least £13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than £13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
Our Future Health moves data to Microsoft Azure Cloud
30 September 2022
Our Future Health is turning to Microsoft Azure Cloud to secure the data it collects
NHS App reaches 30 million sign-ups milestone by 4th anniversary
30 September 2022
Four years after launch, the NHS App has hit 30 million sign ups and registered
Industry news in brief
30 September 2022
This Digital Health News industry roundup includes the launch of a global AI network to
Mersey Care to pioneer integrated health and social care solution
29 September 2022
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is aiming to be the first trust to go live
Digital Health Unplugged: A chat with 35 under 35 – Part One
29 September 2022
After a two-month break the Unplugged Podcast returns as Jordan Sollof chats with the first
