Two NHS hospitals suffer major IT incident ahead of doctors’ strikes
24 July 2025
Two NHS hospitals have resorted to paper after an IT incident brought systems down in the days before the planned resident doctors’ strikes.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
24 July 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing covers an extension of a trial of drones to transport blood samples and funding for Digital Lifelines initiative.
Electronic prescribing to be rolled out at 55 mental health sites
24 July 2025
The Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management solution will be rolled out at across 55 mental health sites in the UK.
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service to expand to 2,000 beds
24 July 2025
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service will expand to 2,000 beds by December 2026, following a Ā£85m investment targeted at NHS frailty services.
NHSE seeking Ā£150m deal for ‘personalisation’ of digital services
23 July 2025
NHS England has issued a procurement notice seeking to award a provider a contract to support greater “personalisation” of digital services.
Smart Notes AI dictation tool introduced in four NHS trusts
23 July 2025
Four NHS trusts plan to introduce an AI-powered dictation tool which automatically transcribes clinicians’ notes during consultations.
NHS Scotland partners with CGI on Digital Front Door platform
23 July 2025
The Digital Front Door platform for Scotland moves forward as CGI is unveiled as a Delivery Partner for NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
Digital therapeutics part of NHS Scotland services in ‘world-first’ deal
15 October 2021
People across all 14 NHS Scotland Health Board areas will have instant access to Big
New AI tool prescribes best treatment for liver cancer
15 October 2021
Kingās College Hospital and Queen Mary University of London have developed an AI algorithm to
Industry news in brief
15 October 2021
Our industry news in brief brings you details of an award win, the launch of
Cambridge University Hospitals recognised as national digital leader
14 October 2021
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been formally recognised for completing the requirements of
Digital locum banks to be set up to improve GP access
14 October 2021
To support government plans for increased access to GPs, digital locum banks are expected to
