North Cumbria goes live with EPR following delay by NHSE
18 May 2026
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has gone live with phase one of its Alcidion electronic patient record (EPR).
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Diaverum launches AI-powered kidney disease education tool
15 May 2026
Swedish renal care provider Diaverum has launched an AI health assistant designed to make kidney health education more accessible.
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
15 May 2026
Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features electronic patient record (EPR) contract awards for The Access Group and Epic.
James Murray appointed health secretary
15 May 2026
James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.
Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns after losing faith in PM
14 May 2026
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, admitting that he has “lost confidence” in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Plans for Covid passports in England scrapped, Sajid Javid confirms
13 September 2021
Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show Sajid Javid said the government had decided not
Salford long Covid patients given access to app which helps track recovery
13 September 2021
The Northern Care Alliance and Salford City Council have teamed up to offer long Covid
Great North Care Record expands to include children’s community services
13 September 2021
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has added children’s community services to data-sharing Great
Imprivata’s digital identity solutions now available on Microsoft Azure
13 September 2021
Imprivata has announced two of its digital identity solutions are now available on Microsoft Azure
Patients wait longer for care under integrated care systems, analysis finds
10 September 2021
The Centre for Policy Studies found that delayed transfers of care increased by an average
