James Murray appointed health secretary
15 May 2026
James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.
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Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns after losing faith in PM
14 May 2026
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, admitting that he has ālost confidenceā in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmerās leadership.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
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 Starmerās leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least Ā£13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than Ā£13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
Dorset Healthcare University to introduce AI therapy chatbot
4 April 2022
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust is to roll out an AI-powered therapy chatbot which
The Christie signs with Aire Logic for data-driven openEHR programme
1 April 2022
The Christie NHS FT has signed a deal with Aire Logic which will see the
Babylon selects Google Cloud to help speed up access to patient data
1 April 2022
Babylon Health has turned to Google Cloud to help securely store and analyse the sensitive
English NHS testing effectiveness of ‘artificial pancreas’ technology
1 April 2022
The effectiveness of technology which continually monitor blood glucose and automatically adjusts the amount of
Industry news in brief
1 April 2022
Find out about Yorkshire & Humber’s first international accelerator, a funding boost for Caterpillar app
