Scotland’s ‘Digital Front Door’ to launch this year, says first minister
27 January 2025
John Swinney, first minister for Scotland, has pledged that the country’s ‘Digital Front Door’ platform will launch by the end of 2025.
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Digital staff vacancies at Wirral ‘impacted significantly’ on capacity
27 January 2025
Digital healthcare staff vacancies were at 12.5% and “impacted significantly on operational capacity” at Wirral Uni Teaching Hospital NHS FT.
Pitchfest finalist Surgery Hero acquired by Sword Health
27 January 2025
Digital Health Pitchfest competition finalist Surgery Hero has been bought by global AI care company Sword Health.
SurgeOn social networking app for doctors launches in the UK
24 January 2025
SurgeOn, a social networking platform aimed at improving patient care across the globe, is now available in the NHS.
Service launched to manage NHS weight loss medication demand
24 January 2025
A self-referral service has been launched to help healthcare organisations manage demand for new weight loss medications.
Pitchfest finalist Kidney Beam secures seed funding for app
24 January 2025
An evidence-based kidney care app has secured £610,000 in seed funding, including a sizeable contribution from charity Kidney Research UK.
Synnovis cyber attack caused two cases of severe patient harm
23 January 2025
Two patients have suffered long-term or permanent damage to their health as a result of the cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis.
NHS website registers 500% increase in visits for heat exhaustion advice
19 July 2022
The NHS website saw a massive increase in visits to its page on heat exhaustion
Norfolk Community Health and Care expands remote monitoring service
19 July 2022
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is supporting newly diagnosed heart failure patients by
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells expand patient flow platform
19 July 2022
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is enhancing strategic capacity planning by expanding its care
Yorkshire and Humber AHSN launches fourth accelerator programme
18 July 2022
The Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network is calling for applications from early-stage SMEs
West Middlesex University uses VR to support women with pregnancy loss
18 July 2022
West Middlesex University Hospital is supporting women who have experienced a loss early in their
