Ireland publishes national AI strategy for healthcare
13 March 2026
Ireland’s Minister for Health has launched a national strategy dedicated to the safe and effective application of AI.
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Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
13 March 2026
This roundup includes NHS England awarding a digital vaccinations services contract worth more than £33m and a contract to evaluate the FDP.
Human rights group urges hospitals not to use Palantir software
12 March 2026
Palantir’s contract to run the NHS federated data platform (FDP) could cause “data-driven state abuses of power”, a report from Medact warns.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes news of a cardiovascular disease screening initiative and a fellowship to explore the application of AI in genomics.
NIA to launch new cohort of fellows at Rewired 2026
12 March 2026
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) will launch its 2026 cohort of fellows at Digital Health Rewired last this month.
Sussex emergency department launches electronic prescribing
12 March 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out digital observations and prescribing in the ED at Princess Royal Hospital.
Google AI outperforms human doctors in detecting breast cancer
11 March 2026
An NHS study on the use of AI in breast cancer screening has found that Google AI was better at detecting cases of breast cancer than humans.
Peppy Health expands its digital services for women
4 April 2022
Peppy Health has announced it is expanding its Women’s Digital Health Service for employees in
ORCHA unveil digital health training programme for NHS staff
4 April 2022
The Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) has unveiled a digital
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
