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.
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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.
South East GP practices face internet outages
23 April 2026
GP practices in the South East of England are experiencing network outages, affecting internet connectivity and access to clinical systems.
Lewisham and Greenwich awards £52m EPR contract to Epic
22 April 2026
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has awarded a £52 million contract to Epic to supply a new electronic patient record (EPR) system.
King’s College Hospital achieves HIMSS INFRAM stage six
22 April 2026
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has achieved HIMSS INFRAM stage six, one of only a few hospitals to have reached this level.
Leeds Community Healthcare Trust develops long Covid service and app
1 July 2022
Patients can download the C19YRS app to their mobile device to help self-manage their symptoms
Industry news in brief
1 July 2022
This Digital Health News industry round up includes a new imaging solution for South West
£175million in funding to be invested in improving data infrastructure
30 June 2022
The government has announced that £175million in funding will be invested in improving data infrastructure
Manchester pilots AI software for adult asthma patients
30 June 2022
Manchester is home to a new project from Health Innovation Manchester and AstraZeneca UK, which
Virtual wards remote care platform contract awarded to Current Health
30 June 2022
An NHS contract for a virtual wards programme remote care platform worth almost £1million has
