Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
28 April 2026
Today’s briefing features an AI method to identify bowel cancer drug patients and an online pharmacy sponsoring ITV panel show Loose Women.
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Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack
28 April 2026
Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised access to some of its IT systems.
Portsmouth Hospitals awarded Ā£100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost Ā£100k to explore how an app could improve kidney care for patients.
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with digital maternity system
27 April 2026
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the K2 Maternity Information System, delivered by Harris Health Alliance.
GP practice outages caused by IT firewall issue
27 April 2026
A network outage which disrupted access to clinical systems at several GP surgeries was caused by an issue with the practices’ IT firewalls.
Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to Ā£400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Irelandās health trusts has soared to Ā£400 million.
Sheffield introduces surgical robot to advance cancer care
24 April 2026
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled a new robotic-assisted surgery system to advance cancer care.
South London hospital trusts to implement a joint Cerner EPR
25 February 2022
The two trusts within the St Georgeās and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Group have
Movers and Shakers news roundup
25 February 2022
Our February edition of Movers and Shakers features news from Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Sajid Javid wants 90% of NHS trusts to have an EPR by December 2023
24 February 2022
The secretary of state for health and social care has said he wants 90% of
NECSā I-Lin Hall reflects on achievements and previews Rewired 2022
24 February 2022
The head of data and digital applications at North of England Care System Support (NECS)
Midlands Partnership’s whirlwind journey with remote consultations
24 February 2022
Digital Health News spokes to Martyn Perry, from Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust about the
