Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
27 March 2025
Today’s briefing includes a new website for Doctor Care Anywhere and a request from DHSC for input on new standards of care technology.
News
Taylor: Lack of capacity in centre ‘concerning’ for NHS’ digital plans
27 March 2025
The capacity at the centre once NHSE has been abolished is concerning for digital, Matthew Taylor told the Health and Social Care Committee.
Reduced fine of £3m imposed on Advanced following cyber attack
27 March 2025
The ICO has reduced Advanced’s fine to £3.07 million for security failures that exposed the personal data of nearly 80,000 people.
NHSE abolition ‘ensures money improves service for patients’
26 March 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that abolishing NHSE “ensures that that money goes directly to improving the service for patients”.
‘Stop claiming digital solutions will improve productivity’
26 March 2025
Digital’s benefits in the NHS are slow to emerge and too often limited to one part of the “siloed” system, said experts at Rewired 2025.
Equity Charter formally launched at Rewired 2025
26 March 2025
The Equity Charter was formally launched at Rewired 2025 last week, sharing 10 principles to tackle discrimination in the sector.
NHSE to launch 2025 DMA over next few weeks, Diwakar confirms
25 March 2025
NHS England is launching the 2025 Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) over the next few weeks, Vin Diwakar announced at Rewired 2025 last week.
AI could lead to ‘overdiagnosis’ of breast cancer, tech body warns
15 September 2021
The technology is often seen as “like magic” 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
Hampshire Hospitals to explore the use of AI to identify prostate cancer
14 September 2021
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) has teamed up with Lucida Medical Ltd for a
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
