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.
Vantage Health acquired by NEC Software Solutions
13 August 2021
A health tech company that was selected for the DigitalHealth.London accelerator programme has been acquired
Industry news in brief
13 August 2021
The latest Digital Health News industry round-up includes news of an online booking tool for
Two integrated care systems set out plans for single EPR
12 August 2021
Cornwall and Devon integrated care systems (ICSs) are in the process of developing a “strategic
NHS Covid-19 app engineer talks updates, the ‘pingdemic’ and data
12 August 2021
The NHS Covid-19 app is set to be updated from August 16 to allow double
Sheffield Health and Social Care issues seven-year EPR tender
12 August 2021
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to replace its in-house electronic
