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.
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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.
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.
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.
NHSX delivers remote blood pressure monitoring devices to patients
11 November 2021
NHSX has purchased 220,000 blood pressure monitoring devices which it intends to send to at-risk
North West London CCG seeks opinions on online GP services
11 November 2021
North West London CCG is looking to ensure its online GP services are beneficial to
Several trusts selected for NHSX’s Digital Aspirant Plus programme
10 November 2021
Several trusts have been selected to take part in the NHSX’s Digital Aspirant Plus programme
Birmingham Community Healthcare uses ‘test bed’ approach with new EPR
10 November 2021
Birmingham Community Healthcare’s Mosley Hospital’s Ward 5 is the first inpatient facility within the trust
RwHealth raises Ā£6.1m in Series A funding to fight NHS backlog
9 November 2021
RwHealth has raised around Ā£6.1million ($8.4million) in funding and is aiming to use the money
