IBM awarded £160m to transform NHS App into ‘health companion’
13 April 2026
NHS England has awarded a contract worth more than £160m to IBM for the supplier to support the development of the NHS App.
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AI-scribing to be rolled out across UK’s second largest dental group
13 April 2026
Dental group PortmanDentex has announced a two‑year partnership with Heidi to roll out AI-scribing software and other clinical AI tools.
NHS Scotland websites linking to adult and illegal sports content
10 April 2026
NHS Glasgow’s cyber security team is working with a GP practice after its website was linked to adult content and illegal sports streams.
AI-powered app for long-terms conditions rolled out in Warrington
10 April 2026
An AI system to help patients manage long-term health conditions is being rolled out in GP surgeries across Warrington.
Movers and Shakers news roundup
10 April 2026
This roundup includes a host of NHS England departures as well as a new national chief digital, data and technology officer.
Palantir staff being issued NHS email accounts sparks concerns
9 April 2026
Concerns are being raised by NHS staff that engineers working for US software firm Palantir have been issued NHS email accounts.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 April 2026
Today’s briefing features AI that detects several diseases from one blood sample and a partnership to accelerate clinical trial recruitment.
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
Find your NHS Number online service used 4.6million times in first year
22 April 2022
The online Find your NHS Number service which enables people to search for their NHS
