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.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ text message service helps patients share anxieties
19 July 2021
A study from Guy’s and St Thomas’ revealed that cancer patients were more likely to
More than 3 million records uploaded for Welsh Covid passport
19 July 2021
On the day the Covid passport service was launched (June 25) Digital Health and Care
RLDatix acquire Allocate Software to widen healthcare presence
19 July 2021
RLDatix has acquired healthcare workforce deployment software company Allocate Software in a bid to increase
Summer School 2021: Tech supports practitioners but won’t replace them
16 July 2021
The chair of the PRSB has said there is “always a place for the personal
Virtual Summer School 2021: Digital NHS chiefs say they are here to help
16 July 2021
We’re here to help and not get it your way – that was the message
