NHS App to move from ‘front door’ to ‘companion’
25 March 2026
The NHS App is set to become a ācompanionā over the next few years, according to NHS Englandās director of digital prevention services.Ā
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Mike Fell: Cyber resilience is essential for the NHS shift to digital
25 March 2026
The health service cannot achieve the shift from ‘analogue to digital’ without cyber resilience, said NHSE’s cyber chief.
Under 50% of NHS staff receive basic EPR training
25 March 2026
Around half of NHS staff using an electronic patient record system (EPR) received training on how to use it for their role, a survey found.
NHS funding to focus on non-acute settings, says England’s CCIO
24 March 2026
Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO at NHSE, confirmed at Rewired 2026 that upcoming funding will be focused more on non-acute settings.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
24 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes funding for a Scottish digital drug harm reduction programme and an award for an AI-powered smart glasses firm.
Harris Health Alliance acquires digital child health record
24 March 2026
Harris Health Alliance has completed the acquisition of digital child health record the eRedbook from Heathersoft.
Precision liver study recruits almost 1,000 people using NHS data
23 March 2026
Almost 1,000 participants have been recruited into the LiveWell study in less than a year using real-world NHS data.
New Zealand Health Board hit by cyber security incident
19 May 2021
A health board in New Zealand confirmed on May 18 that it has been hit
University Hospitals Sussex to implement a care coordination platform
19 May 2021
University Hospitals Sussex NHS FT has partnered with System C to implement a care coordination
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
