Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
28 April 2026
Today’s briefing features an AI method to identify bowel cancer drug patients and an online pharmacy sponsoring ITV panel show Loose Women.
News
Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack
28 April 2026
Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised access to some of its IT systems.
Portsmouth Hospitals awarded £100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost £100k to explore how an app could improve kidney care for patients.
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with digital maternity system
27 April 2026
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the K2 Maternity Information System, delivered by Harris Health Alliance.
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.
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.
Accurx patient SMS messaging reduces waiting list in Leicester
1 September 2022
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust’s (UHL) use of Accurx’s patient messaging has seen its
Amazon reportedly ‘closing down its primary care service’
31 August 2022
An internal memo has revealed the company has determined that Amazon Care was not “the
Milton Keynes integrates NHS login for access to MyCARE patient portal
31 August 2022
Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) have announced that patients will now be able to use
CardMedic wins first major US contract since taking Pitchfest crown
30 August 2022
CardMedic have won their first major US contract since winning Pitchfest 2022 after signing a
Northern Ireland Department of Health selects Lyniate for encompass
30 August 2022
The Northern Ireland Department of Health will be working with Lyniate in its bid to
