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.
Kingston Hospital now more digitally mature with launch of patient portal
16 August 2022
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has enhanced its digital maturity by launching a new Patient
Macmillan Cancer Support teams up with Big Health
15 August 2022
Macmillan Cancer Support has teamed up with Big Health to offer cancer patients free access
Government calls for evidence on discrimination in medical devices
15 August 2022
The government has launched a call for evidence to discover if and how medical devices
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole creates interface between two existing systems
15 August 2022
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole is speeding up the discharge process for patients thanks to a
Lyniate announces merger agreement with CareCom
12 August 2022
Lyniate has expanded its healthcare interoperability capabilities after reaching a definitive merger agreement with terminology
