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.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ team up with General Catalyst for tech innovation
28 September 2022
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is tackling key NHS challenges thanks to a partnership with General
Health Education England CEO discusses digital workforce issues
27 September 2022
A session at Healthcare Excellence Through Technology (HETT) show was focused on ‘using digital to
NHS Digital’s Simon Bolton wants centre to be ‘more opinionated’
27 September 2022
The interim CEO at NHS Digital has said he wants the centre to be “more
Exclusive: Guy’s Cancer and Careology partner for digital platform
27 September 2022
Guy’s Cancer and Careology are teaming up to advance cancer care with the development of
University of East Anglia develops MRI tech for heart failure diagnosis
27 September 2022
Researchers from the University of East Anglia have developed new technology using MRI that could
