Kent hospital goes live with Altera electronic patient record
13 February 2025
Fordcombe Hospital in Kent has gone live with an electronic patient record (EPR) with integrated patient administration system from Altera.
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PocDoc and Patients Know Best announce partnership
12 February 2025
A partnership between PocDoc and Patients Know Best is allowing patients to easily access and share their screening results.
Health professionals cautioned about risks of misusing GenAI
12 February 2025
Digital Health Networks have cautioned medical professionals about the risks of using generative AI to create clinical notes and records.
NHS England advertises for interim chief information officer
12 February 2025
NHS England has placed an advert for an interim chief information officer (CIO) ahead of the departure of John Quinn.
Government to fund UK cancer research through AI
11 February 2025
The government has announced £82.6m in research funding to support UK companies tackling cancer and accelerating drug discovery using AI.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
11 February 2025
Today’s news roundup covers PocDoc’s partnership with Well Pharmacy and Nexer Digital’s work improving inclusive digital access.
Digital inclusion project launched to improve diabetes care in Wales
11 February 2025
Public Health Wales (PHW) has appointed Healthia to lead a project to improve the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes.
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 BBC’s 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
All health and social care bodies to appoint Caldicott Guardians by 2023
6 September 2021
The new National Data Guardian rules impact all health and social care public bodies that
GCHQ powers to access NHS IT systems is extended
3 September 2021
The powers allow GCHQ to request information held by or on behalf of the NHS
