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.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital rolls out pilot openEPMA system
30 March 2022
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital has gone live with a pilot of an open Electronic
Lyniate and NextGate enter definite merger agreement
30 March 2022
Healthcare interoperability company, Lyniate and digital identity solutions provider, NextGate, have entered a definitive merger
X-on acquired by Southern Communications Group
30 March 2022
X-on, a cloud telephony provider, has been acquired by Southern Communications Group, giving it access
NHS Wales and CMR Surgical join forces for national robotics programme
29 March 2022
NHS Wales has signed a multi-year contract with CMR Surgical (CMR) as part of a
Digital Health Unplugged: CardMedic win Pitchfest 2022
29 March 2022
Following a successful Digital Health Rewired, Jordan Sollof chats to Dr Rachael Grimaldi, co-founder and
