Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least £13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than £13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
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NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
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
