NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions
24 April 2026
NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the NHS App.
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Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website
23 April 2026
De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on a Chinese website.
Chelsea and Westminster FDP success āflawedā, finds analysis
23 April 2026
A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the NHS federated data platform (FDP) as āflawedā.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
23 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a medical device for adults with diabetes and an investment to meet a growing demand for pacemaker implantation.
South East GP practices face internet outages
23 April 2026
GP practices in the South East of England are experiencing network outages, affecting internet connectivity and access to clinical systems.
Lewisham and Greenwich awards Ā£52m EPR contract to Epic
22 April 2026
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has awarded a Ā£52 million contract to Epic to supply a new electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Kingās College Hospital achieves HIMSS INFRAM stage six
22 April 2026
Kingās College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has achieved HIMSS INFRAM stage six, one of only a few hospitals to have reached this level.
NHS England sets out digital priorities in latest planning guidance
10 January 2022
NHS England has revealed its digital priorities for the year ahead as part of a
Health committee urges government to ‘further progress’ NHS digitalisation
7 January 2022
The Health and Social Care Committee has urged the government āto make further progress on
Industry news in brief
7 January 2022
The latest Digital Health News industry round-up includes a new app for arthritis patients, a
Hospify platform to shut down following suspension of Data Protection Act
6 January 2022
The Hospify platform will close on 31 January after its āexponential growth curve collapsedā as
NHS App celebrates turning three with 22million users
6 January 2022
The NHS App was launched in December 2018 and now boasts 22million registered users –
