Value of IBM’s NHS App contract increased to £78.6m
27 February 2025
NHS England has increased the value of a contract with IBM for additional work on the NHS App to support the government’s NHS App programme.
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HSE launches Health App for patients in Ireland
27 February 2025
The Department of Health and Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched the first version of the HSE Health App for patients in Ireland.
Digital Health Unplugged: Exploring the risks of GenAI for clinicians
26 February 2025
This episode of Digital Health Unplugged sees Euan McComiskie and Eddie Olla delve into the risks of generative AI in healthcare.
Women’s health innovations receive £1.3m funding
26 February 2025
SBRI Healthcare in partnership with the Health Innovation Network, has awarded £1.3m to 14 innovations that support women’s health.
NCA’s Salford Royal Hospital rolls out Sectra PACS
26 February 2025
The latest Northern Care Alliance (NCA) site has rolled out the Sectra picture archiving and communication system (PACS Based Reporting).
Amanda Pritchard to step down as NHS England chief executive
25 February 2025
Amanda Pritchard has announced that she will “stand aside” from the role of chief executive of NHS England at the end of March 2025.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
25 February 2025
This briefing includes an Essex County Council project for fall detection and a new app launched for breast cancer patients.
Somerset Trust eliminates non-urgent bleeps with digital task management
10 August 2022
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s year-long study into a digital task management solution has shown positive
myGP adds Pharmacy2U delivery service for repeat prescriptions
10 August 2022
The myGP app has added another delivery service to its platform, welcoming Pharmacy2U for users
Digital Health Awards 2022 winner profile: Rob Ratcliffe
9 August 2022
The third Digital Health Awards 2022 winner profile in our series focuses on Rob Ratcliffe,
NHS staff praised for using innovation to help eliminate long waiting lists
9 August 2022
Staff were praised for using innovation to help eliminate long waits for scans, checks, surgical
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”
