NHS AI blood test could reduce invasive cancer exams for women
9 July 2026
Thousands of women could avoid invasive diagnostic procedures for suspected womb cancer under an NHS trial of an AI blood test.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
9 July 2026
Today’s briefing features shape-shifting microneedles inspired by a carnivorous plant and AIāpowered painādetection technology.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board rolls out Better ePMA
9 July 2026
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has begun rolling out the Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicines administration system (ePMA).
NHS staff to face sack or prison for unlawful patient data access
8 July 2026
NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has said NHS staff face the sack or even prison if they access patient records unlawfully.
Birmingham trusts launch InterSystems shared patient portal
8 July 2026
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts have launched a shared patient portal.
Uni Hospitals of Leicester upgrades EPR and begins AVT rollout
7 July 2026
University Hospitals of Leicester has upgraded its Nervecentre EPR system and begun the phased deployment of ambient voice technology (AVT).
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
7 July 2026
Today’s briefing features acoustic gut monitoring technology and a contraction timer to support women during labour.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ plans to extend EPR to King’s hit by setback
18 May 2021
Proposed plans to extend an Epic electronic health record to Kingās College Hospital NHS Foundation
Digital Health Unplugged: Maintaining the digital momentum
18 May 2021
As more Covid restrictions are eased, Digital Health Unplugged asks if the momentum we’ve seen
iPads to be dished out to ambulance crews across England
18 May 2021
Ambulance crews across England are to have access to tens of thousands of iPads in
InterSystems and Cognetivity partner up to support dementia detection tool
17 May 2021
InterSystems is partnering up with Cognetivity to support its solution that uses AI to detect
Irish Health IT remain shut down following ‘significant ransomware attack’
17 May 2021
Health IT services in the Republic of Ireland have remained switched off following a “significant
