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).
NHS funding: Ā£250m to boost access to ‘cutting edge technologies’
7 September 2021
It comes as the government introduced a new health and social care tax to raise
Digital Health Unplugged: A chat with Simon Bolton
7 September 2021
Host Andrea Downey spoke to the interim CEO of NHS Digital about his goals for
eConsult and CLEO Systems collaborate to improve patient pathways
7 September 2021
CLEO Systems and eConsult Health are working together in a bid to support urgent care
Covid passports for events set to begin in England this month
6 September 2021
Speaking on the BBCās Andrew Marr Show vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said introducing Covid passports
North Tees and Hartlepool receives GDE digital leader award
6 September 2021
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised by the Global Digital Exemplar
