North Cumbria goes live with EPR following delay by NHSE
18 May 2026
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has gone live with phase one of its Alcidion electronic patient record (EPR).
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Diaverum launches AI-powered kidney disease education tool
15 May 2026
Swedish renal care provider Diaverum has launched an AI health assistant designed to make kidney health education more accessible.
Digital Healthâs monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
15 May 2026
Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features electronic patient record (EPR) contract awards for The Access Group and Epic.
James Murray appointed health secretary
15 May 2026
James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.
Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns after losing faith in PM
14 May 2026
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, admitting that he has âlost confidenceâ in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmerâs leadership.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Boots and Cegedim announced 5-year partnership for pharmacy IT
12 May 2021
The contract will see the company continue to provide clinical decision support data and NHS
Queen’s speech: Government to ‘lay foundations’ for more integrated care
11 May 2021
Reiterating plans to embed Integrated Care Systems in law the Queen introduced the Health and
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals abandons ÂŁ400m EPR tender
11 May 2021
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals issued the tender in August 2020 but stopped the procurement due to
NHS England to ‘substantially’ widen digital staff passport programme
11 May 2021
A prior information notice revealed NHS England and Improvement are looking to expand the digital
Electronic repeat dispensing code saves GPs more than 90,000 hours
11 May 2021
When the pandemic hit more GPs were relying on electronic repeat dispensing services to provide
