NHS App feature will enable patients to sign up for clinical trials
16 June 2025
Patients will be able to browse and sign up to clinical trials via the NHS App, the Department of Health and Care (DHSC) has announced.
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Overhaul of medical device regulations in UK takes effect
16 June 2025
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) has announced a major overhaul of how medical devices are regulated.
Alzheimer’s Society Accelerator selects two dementia innovations
13 June 2025
An app that monitors changes in dementia symptoms and a device that tracks dehydration are partners in the Alzheimer’s Society’s Accelerator.
Digital and community to take over from hospitals, says Streeting
13 June 2025
The NHS 10 year health plan will see digital, remote and neighbourhood care, taking over much of the role of hospitals, said Wes Streeting.
Doccla teams with Gophr for same-day delivery of medical devices
13 June 2025
A partnership between Doccla and Gophr is supporting the rapid deployment of medical devices to patients and hospital sites to ensure vulnerable patients receive vital medical equipment promptly.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care rolls out Rio EPR
12 June 2025
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has rolled out the Access Rio electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 June 2025
Today’s news roundup covers new interpreting systems in Walsall and pioneering virtual mental healthcare in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Government to pilot new app which promotes healthy habits
28 October 2021
The government is launching a pilot of an app which will see users wear wrist-worn
Gloucestershire Hospitals aims for HIMSS 6 in ‘as quicker time as possible’
28 October 2021
Starting out on a “very red piece of paper” Gloucestershire Hospitals was given a HIMSS
King’s College Hospital to use AI for diagnostics and treatment plans
28 October 2021
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is using an artificial intelligence tool to speed up
Budget 2021: Digital healthcare leaders react to NHS funding pledges
27 October 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed the NHS funding for IT upgrades and digital health technology in
Sunak confirms £2.1bn for NHS technology for more ‘connected’ hospitals
27 October 2021
Announcing the 2021 budget in the House of Commons today (October 27) Sunak said it
