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.
News
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.
Guyās and St Thomasā rolls out Covid screening and recording app
17 February 2022
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust is reducing staff’s admin burden with ClearScreen, a new
Accelerator programme welcomes first LGBTIQ+ supportive company
17 February 2022
An accelerator programme for digital health companies has welcomed a company which aims to support
App which links primary and secondary care is launched in Rotherham
16 February 2022
An app which allows patients to see both hospital and primary care information in one
Health Education England publishes NHS AI roadmap
16 February 2022
Health Education England has published the first roadmap into the use of AI across the
Dorset and Lancashire ICSs pilot ORCHA’s elective care toolkit
16 February 2022
Our Dorset ICS and Lancashire & South Cumbria Health & Care Partnership are piloting an
