James Murray appointed health secretary
15 May 2026
James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.
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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.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmerâs leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least ÂŁ13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than ÂŁ13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
North East care homes connect to the NHS via digital solution
30 March 2021
A new digital solution which connects care homes to NHS services has been introduced across
Use of digital services leads to drop in missed psychiatric appointments
29 March 2021
Psychiatric counsellors seeing patients online during the pandemic recorded a drop in patients skipping appointments
National call for innovations to tackle LGBT health inequalities
29 March 2021
The Academic Health Science Networks and LGBT Foundation have joined forces to find new ways
Sarah Wilkinson to step down as NHS Digital chief executive
26 March 2021
Sarah Wilkinson is to step down as chief executive of NHS Digital after four years.
Royal Free patient first to receive smartphone connected defibrillator
26 March 2021
A 61-year-old year old man has become the first patient at the Royal Free London
