Prison IT and data sharing issues risk patient safety, finds report
28 July 2025
An HSSIB investigation has identified risks to patient safety due to poor interoperability between digital systems in prisons.
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Flo Health denies unlawfully sharing personal data with Meta
28 July 2025
Flo Health has denied claims that it unlawfully shared users’ personal period-tracking data with Meta for targeted advertising.
UK Biobank confirms 100,000 MRI scan milestone reached
25 July 2025
UK Biobank has announced that more than 100,000 participants have undergone whole-body MRI scans as part of a large imaging project.
Movers and Shakers news roundup
25 July 2025
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features Dr Paul Rice joining Northern Ireland’s Department of Health (DoH).
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.
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.
Mid and South Essex ICS deploys unified patient tracking list
17 May 2022
Mid and South Essex ICS is tackling its elective care wait list with a solution
Royal Surrey deploys tech to improve patient experiences
17 May 2022
Royal Surrey has launched a digital toolbox to manage pre-op assessments, and is also trialling
Goldacre says TREs will mitigate harmful data risks and ‘earn public trust’
16 May 2022
Professor Ben Goldacre has told the Science and Tech Committee that Trusted Research Environments (TREs)
Imperial College London to collaborate with Allocate for staffing tools
16 May 2022
Imperial College London has agreed a deal with Allocate Software for its patient acuity methodologies
NHS Dorset Integrated Care System appoints a chief digital officer
13 May 2022
NHS Dorset has made two new appointments to its board with a new chief digital
