Doctors raise safety concerns about AI discharge summary tool
4 March 2026
Doctors groups have raised safety concerns over plans to roll out an AI-Assisted Discharge Summary tool nationally through the FDP.
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NIHR awards ÂŁ47.8m for NHS equipment to boost clinical trials
4 March 2026
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded ÂŁ47.8m for equipment that will help streamline clinical trial delivery.
Support for NHS tech and AI is not evenly distributed, finds study
4 March 2026
Women, younger adults and those on low or no income are less positive about HealthTech and AI, a survey from the Health Foundation found.
NHS SBS launches ÂŁ250m communication framework
3 March 2026
NHS Shared Business Services has launched a framework agreement to help the NHS improve how it communicates with its patients through tech.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
3 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes funding for Pontiro’s AI evaluation platform and a partnership between RLDatix and Blackrock Health.
York and Scarborough pilots digital physiotherapy app
3 March 2026
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a pilot of Ascenti Reach, a digital physiotherapy app.
Reframe Cancer acquires digital prehabilitation firm Alvie Health
2 March 2026
Reframe Cancer, a provider of specialist cancer navigation, has acquired digital cancer prehabilitation business Alvie Health.
Former NHS IT manager jailed for 5 years for ÂŁ800k fraud
1 July 2021
Barry Stannard, of Chelmsford in Essex, defrauded Mid Essex Hospital Trust of ÂŁ806,229 which came
Lincolnshire trust chooses patient portal from Healthcare Communications
1 July 2021
Using Healthcare Communications patient engagement portal the trust can now deliver digital appointment letters to
New ÂŁ12m online platform launched to manage obesity-related illness
1 July 2021
The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme will provide free online for people with obesity-related illnesses
Peter Thomas appointed CCIO at Moorfields Eye Hospital
30 June 2021
Peter Thomas is due to step into the chief clinical information officer (CCIO) role at
Covid-19 passports to go live in Northern Ireland ‘from next week’
30 June 2021
Northern Irelandâs Department of Health announced its Covid-19 passport could be live by Monday, July
