Movers and Shakers news roundup
25 July 2025
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features Dr Paul Rice joining Northern Ireland’s Department of Health (DoH).
News
NHS digital plans risk worsening health inequalities, say academics
25 July 2025
The government’s planned overhaul of the NHS App could leave some people behind, a Brunel University of London professor has argued.
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.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
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 £85m investment targeted at NHS frailty services.
NHSE seeking £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.
Autumn Leadership Summit Programme Published
10 September 2021
The programme for October’s Digital Health Autumn Leadership Summit in Birmingham has been published, with
Industry news in brief
10 September 2021
The latest Digital Health News industry round up includes news on an automated recruitment platform
Industry: Technology has bigger part to play in health and care reforms
9 September 2021
The reforms aim to address the record high of 5.5million people waiting for elective surgery
Moorfields develops in-house algorithm to help detect geographic atrophy
9 September 2021
A team at Moorfields Eye Hospital has developed an automated algorithm which can detect geographic
World Health Organisation reveals list of innovative Covid technologies
8 September 2021
The 24 technologies are considered to have an “immediate and future impact” on Covid-19 preparedness,
