Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
28 April 2026
Today’s briefing features an AI method to identify bowel cancer drug patients and an online pharmacy sponsoring ITV panel show Loose Women.
News
Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack
28 April 2026
Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised access to some of its IT systems.
Portsmouth Hospitals awarded Ā£100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost Ā£100k to explore how an app could improve kidney care for patients.
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with digital maternity system
27 April 2026
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the K2 Maternity Information System, delivered by Harris Health Alliance.
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.
Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to Ā£400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Irelandās health trusts has soared to Ā£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.
NHS Wales Centre of Excellence supports innovation
28 April 2022
The NHS Wales Microsoft 365 Centre of Excellence has been launched to support staff in
Royal Papworth leads AI study into heart valve disease
28 April 2022
Royal Papworth Hospital is working with the University of Cambridge to develop an AI-powered tool
Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2022 winner profile: CardMedic
27 April 2022
CardMedic were crowned champions of Pitchfest 2022. Co-founder and CEO Rachael Grimaldi explains more about
UCLH and partners develop algorithm which aims to improve care
27 April 2022
UCLH, alongside Durham University and health tech company Evergreen Life, have developed an algorithm which
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire launch remote monitoring
26 April 2022
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is to launch a remote monitoring programme to
