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.
Induction Healthcare acquires video consultation firm Attend Anywhere
15 July 2021
The deal will bring together Induction Healthcare’s virtual care platform with Attend Anywhere’s solution, which
The London Clinic chooses OnBase to digitise and manage content
14 July 2021
The London Clinic has selected Hyland Healthcare’s enterprise information platform OnBase to digitise and manage
Liverpool Women’s takes proactive approach to network security
14 July 2021
Liverpool Women’s has bolstered its network against hackers by rolling out a platform which protects
Macmillan Cancer Support moves file storage to the cloud
14 July 2021
Working with cloud storage provider Nasuni, Macmillan’s 1,500 employees can now access standardised information without
Report calls for digital improvements to NHS imaging services
14 July 2021
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has written to the government calling for it to
