GP practice outages caused by IT firewall issue
27 April 2026
A network outage which disrupted access to clinical systems at several GP surgeries was caused by an issue with the practices’ IT firewalls.
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Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to £400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared to £400 million.
Sheffield introduces surgical robot to advance cancer care
24 April 2026
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled a new robotic-assisted surgery system to advance cancer care.
NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions
24 April 2026
NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the NHS App.
Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website
23 April 2026
De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on a Chinese website.
Chelsea and Westminster FDP success ‘flawed’, finds analysis
23 April 2026
A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the NHS federated data platform (FDP) as “flawed”.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a medical device for adults with diabetes and an investment to meet a growing demand for pacemaker implantation.
New £250m intelligent automation framework set to be launched
16 August 2021
NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) has issued a tender calling for intelligent automation (IA) vendors
Royal Free Hospital trials app for liver disease patients
16 August 2021
A study of 20 patients at the Royal Free Hospital found that using the CirrhoCare
Alder Hey Children’s NHS FT launches start-up accelerator programme
16 August 2021
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has launched an accelerator programme for tech start-ups to
Digital social care programme expected to lead to £127m worth of benefits
13 August 2021
Analysis of NHS Digital’s Social Care Programme, which was started in 2016, has revealed it
Royal Marsden to deliver digital health record with Great Ormond Street
13 August 2021
The Royal Marsden has partnered with Great Ormond Street Hospital’s to deliver a digital health
