Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
28 April 2026
Today’s briefing features an AI method to identify bowel cancer drug patients and an online pharmacy sponsoring ITV panel show Loose Women.
News
Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack
28 April 2026
Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised access to some of its IT systems.
Portsmouth Hospitals awarded £100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost £100k to explore how an app could improve kidney care for patients.
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with digital maternity system
27 April 2026
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the K2 Maternity Information System, delivered by Harris Health Alliance.
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.
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.
NHS Covid-19 app updated to reduce number of ‘pings’
2 August 2021
The NHS Covid-19 app currently sends isolation notices to close contacts of people five days
Miiskin makes use of augmented reality for new mole sizing feature
2 August 2021
Miiskin’s new mole sizing features uses augmented reality technology to enable users to track key
Elemental awarded place on NHS GP IT Futures framework
2 August 2021
Social prescribing software provider, Elemental, has become the first of its kind to be awarded
Applications open for DigitalHealth.London accelerator programme
2 August 2021
The accelerator programme supports start-ups with innovative ideas on how to transform care and support
Phlo digital pharmacy expands outside of the capital to Birmingham
2 August 2021
The UK’s first digital pharmacy which offers a same-day medication delivery service is launching in
