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.
Digital Healthās monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
11 February 2022
The latest roundup features news from Northern Irelandās health board, who penned a deal with
Pitchfest finalists revealed ahead of showdown at Rewired 2022
10 February 2022
The 16 finalists of this yearās Pitchfest competition have been revealed ahead of Rewired 2022,
Digital Health Unplugged: A chat with Professor Jonathan Benger
10 February 2022
Digital Health Unplugged is back for the first time since October with a brand new
Calderdale and Huddersfield implements the Medical Interoperability Gateway
10 February 2022
Calderdale and Huddersfield has deployed the Medical Interoperability Gateway with the aim of giving staff
North West London trusts appoint Matthew Swindells as joint chair
9 February 2022
Four acute trusts in north west London have appointed Matthew Swindells to the role of
