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.
Scientists developing video games to diagnose and monitor depression
6 December 2021
Scientists in London have developed new AI technology inspired by video games to transform the
South Tees and Dartford deploy Alcidionās patient monitoring system
3 December 2021
South Tees and Dartford have both gone live with Alcidion’s Miya Precision, a real-time patient
Elsevier acquires Osmosis to advance medical education portfolio
3 December 2021
Elsevier has added to its global medical healthcare portfolio with the acquisition of Osmosis.org, a
Digital Healthās monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
3 December 2021
Our November roundup of contracts and go lives features news from Barts Health NHS Trust
Homerton University Hospital launches digital follow-up care pathway pilot
2 December 2021
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a digital patient initiated follow-up care pathway
