The Forgotten Patients: Is the digital NHS leaving people behind?
28 April 2026
This special report from Unplugged explores whether the NHS’s shift to digital is improving access to healthcare or creating new barriers.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
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.
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 £100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost £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 £400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared to £400 million.
New framework for communication technology is launched
21 December 2021
NHS Shared Business Services has introduced a new framework to help with pre- and post-appointment
Oracle confirms £22.4bn acquisition EHR provider Cerner
20 December 2021
Oracle has confirmed it has acquired global electronic health record (EHR) provider, Cerner, in a
Cheshire and Wirral go live with electronic patient record from TPP
20 December 2021
The mental health trust has gone live with an electronic patient record (EPR) from TPP
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital achieves HIMSS Stage 6 rating
20 December 2021
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded stage 6 EMRAM (Electronic
Feedback expands its cloud-based tuberculosis programme in rural India
17 December 2021
Feedback will be expanding is TB screening programme, thanks to funding from Amazon Web Services
