NHS digital plans risk worsening health inequalities, say academics
25 July 2025
The government’s planned overhaul of the NHS App could leave some people behind, a Brunel University of London professor has argued.
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Two NHS hospitals suffer major IT incident ahead of doctors’ strikes
24 July 2025
Two NHS hospitals have resorted to paper after an IT incident brought systems down in the days before the planned resident doctors’ strikes.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
24 July 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing covers an extension of a trial of drones to transport blood samples and funding for Digital Lifelines initiative.
Electronic prescribing to be rolled out at 55 mental health sites
24 July 2025
The Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management solution will be rolled out at across 55 mental health sites in the UK.
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service to expand to 2,000 beds
24 July 2025
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service will expand to 2,000 beds by December 2026, following a £85m investment targeted at NHS frailty services.
NHSE seeking £150m deal for ‘personalisation’ of digital services
23 July 2025
NHS England has issued a procurement notice seeking to award a provider a contract to support greater “personalisation” of digital services.
Smart Notes AI dictation tool introduced in four NHS trusts
23 July 2025
Four NHS trusts plan to introduce an AI-powered dictation tool which automatically transcribes clinicians’ notes during consultations.
Northern Care Alliance IT disruption resulted in one serious incident
8 August 2022
Back in May 2022, the trust confirmed it has been experiencing “disruption and instability issues”
Sarah Hanbridge reflects on Digital Health award and Summer Schools
8 August 2022
The Digital Health Networks CNIO Advisory Panel chair Sarah Hanbridge reflects on winning a new
Outage of Advanced’s health and care solutions linked to cyber-attack
5 August 2022
Advanced experienced issues with a number of health and care products, including its Adastra software
Industry news in brief
5 August 2022
This industry news round up looks at how AI is being used in Scotland to
Two midlands NHS trusts end partnerships with Babylon
4 August 2022
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust have both ended
