Hackers breach cancer screening data of almost 500,000 women
13 August 2025
Personal health data from more than 485,000 women has been stolen from a cervical cancer screening programme in the Netherlands.Ā
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Women in England to self-refer online for midwife appointments
12 August 2025
NHS England has announced that newly pregnant women can now self-refer online to get their first midwife appointments.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
12 August 2025
This edition of coffee time includes news from the NHS Ambulance Radio Programme and a DIY heart monitor from Phillips for NHS patients.
Digital Health Unplugged: Mobile technology in healthcare
12 August 2025
This episode, in partnership with Digital Health Networks sponsor Imprivata, focuses on all things mobile technology in healthcare.
East of England partnership enables stroke triage via live video
12 August 2025
A partnership in the East of England has enabled frontline ambulance crews to consult stroke specialists via video.
Nearly 400k use NHS App prescription tracker since launch
11 August 2025
Nearly 400,000 people have used a prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first 10 weeks since its launch, said NHS England.
Interactive digital platform launched to tackle health inequalities
11 August 2025
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has launched a digital platform to support healthcare organisations in tackling health inequalities.
Healthcare professionals ‘failing to prescribe tech’ to older patients
15 September 2021
Older patients are being overlooked by healthcare professionals who are failing to recommend health apps
PRSB officially launches vendor-backed scheme to promote standards
15 September 2021
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has officially launched a scheme to help support the
AI could lead to ‘overdiagnosis’ of breast cancer, tech body warns
15 September 2021
The technology is often seen as ālike magicā in healthcare but there is little scientific
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust expanded EPR helps reduces wait times
14 September 2021
Bolton NHS FT has implemented a new digital solution for tracking patient referrals which has
Devon patients save thousands of hours with virtual appointments
14 September 2021
In the 12 months up to 22 August 2021, Devon held 350,015 hospital appointments virtually
