Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
15 May 2026
Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features electronic patient record (EPR) contract awards for The Access Group and Epic.
News
James Murray appointed health secretary
15 May 2026
James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.
Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns after losing faith in PM
14 May 2026
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, admitting that he has “lost confidence” in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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
Pitchfest winner TestCard raises over £7million in fundraising round
26 April 2022
Former Pitchfest winner, TestCard, has raised £7.68million which it plans to put towards further commercialising
Birmingham Community Healthcare to deploy a patient portal
25 April 2022
Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust has selected Wellola to deliver a new patient
Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services expand WinPath Enterprise
25 April 2022
Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services will extend CliniSys’ WinPath Enterprise laboratory system to Surrey and
Former NHSX AI director to join US data analytics company Palantir
22 April 2022
The former director of artificial intelligence (AI) at NHSX, Indra Joshi, is set to join
