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.
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital to deploy new cloud-based PACS
25 July 2022
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital will be deploying Edison True PACS – making it the first
NHS App handles 16million repeat prescriptions over the last year
25 July 2022
The NHS App handled over 16m repeat prescriptions over the past 12 months, as patients
Guy’s and St Thomas’ suffers disruption as heat causes IT problems
22 July 2022
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust (GSST) is facing major issues after its IT system failed
Two NHS trusts go live with Epic electronic patient records
22 July 2022
Royal Devon University Healthcare and Frimley Health have both pushed their Epic electronic patient records
Industry news in brief
22 July 2022
The roundup round-up includes a virtual reality smartphone app for beating phobias and a project
