Synnovis cyber attack caused two cases of severe patient harm
23 January 2025
Two patients have suffered long-term or permanent damage to their health as a result of the cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 January 2025
Today’s news roundup covers Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s EPMA rollout and BT urging a faster move to adopting digital connectivity.
Vin Diwakar to keynote on Digital Transformation Stage at Rewired
23 January 2025
Dr Vin Diwakar, national director of transformation at NHS England, will open day two of Digital Health Rewired 2025 with a keynote address.
UHNM Heart and Lung Centre to help develop national AI training
23 January 2025
The Heart and Lung Centre at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) will help develop a national AI training programme.
Brain implant will be trialled by NHS to help treat neural conditions
22 January 2025
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust will trial a whole-brain computer interface to modulate brain-wide activity.
MHRA issues guidance on medical device surveillance regulation
22 January 2025
MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
High street opticians could spot dementia risk using AI tool
22 January 2025
Researchers are working with high street opticians to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from an eye test.
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
Movers and Shakers news roundup
17 December 2021
Our last Movers and Shakers news roundup of 2021 features appointments at Stockport NHS Foundation
Government accepts recommendation for a single database of consultants
16 December 2021
A recommendation for there to be a single database for consultants has been accepted by
NHS Digital’s chief nurse wants clinical voice to be ’embedded’ in tech
16 December 2021
Jo Dickson said she wants to help make sure “the clinical voice is embedded within
