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.
Dedalus migrates NHS EPR customers to the cloud
10 August 2021
Dedalus has moved six of its NHS EPR customers to the cloud – with a
Digital Health Unplugged: A new CEO for NHS England
10 August 2021
In this episode we take a look at Amanda Pritchard’s appointment as NHS England’s new
Wigan turns to NDL for Covid-19 testing eForms solution
10 August 2021
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council has teamed up with NDL to provide an electronic form for
East Kent University NHS FT pilots Bluetooth tech to track patients
9 August 2021
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has become the first trust in England to
Royal Berkshire extends avatar-led interactive programme following pilot
9 August 2021
Royal Berkshire has expanded the roll out of an avatar-led interactive programme for people with
