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.
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Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to ÂŁ400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Irelandâs health trusts has soared to ÂŁ400 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.
NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions
24 April 2026
NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the NHS App.
Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website
23 April 2026
De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on a Chinese website.
Chelsea and Westminster FDP success âflawedâ, finds analysis
23 April 2026
A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the NHS federated data platform (FDP) as âflawedâ.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
23 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a medical device for adults with diabetes and an investment to meet a growing demand for pacemaker implantation.
East Lancashire hospitals to introduce Alcidionâs Patientrack e-obs tech
14 April 2021
Five hospitals in East Lancashire are to introduce Alcidionâs Patientrack technology which will help detect
Skin condition imaging technology to be scaled across North West London
13 April 2021
Technology from ISLA that allows patients to securely share pictures of skin conditions was trialled
NHS App e-Referral Service cuts ‘did not attend’ rates by half
13 April 2021
In October 2020 NHS Digital integrated the e-Referral Service into the NHS App to give
Digital Health and Care Wales officially launches as special health authority
13 April 2021
Digital Health and Care Wales aims to drive digital transformation and reflect the importance of
Microsoft to acquire Nuance Communications for ÂŁ14.3bn
12 April 2021
Microsoft has confirmed it plans to acquire AI computer software company, Nuance Communications, in a
