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.
Winners of the Digital Health Awards 2022 are revealed
14 July 2022
The latest crop of Digital Health Award winners have been announced, with categories ranging from
Simon Bolton says NHS centre can be run more efficiently with less people
14 July 2022
NHS Digital’s interim CEO has said he believes the centre of the NHS can be
Somerset Integrated Digital e-Record being used 13,000 times a month
13 July 2022
Launched in 2019, the record aims to give healthcare professionals across Somerset a complete overview
Induction signs software reseller agreement with System C Healthcare
13 July 2022
As part of the agreement, System C will sell Induction Zesty to new and existing
PRSB develops information sharing standards for diabetes healthcare
13 July 2022
PRSB – the Professional Record Standards Body – has launched two new information sharing standards
