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 £400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared to £400 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 ‘flawed’, 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 “flawed”.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
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.
Clinical trial management system at The Royal Marsden set to go digital
11 March 2021
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is to make its clinical trial management system paper-free
Princess Alexandra Hospital appoints new CIO to ‘modernise technology’
10 March 2021
Phil Holland stepped into the role in January from his director of operations for medicine
Rewired 2021 Day Five – key sessions to look out for
10 March 2021
Key figures working in artificial intelligence and data within the NHS will be speaking on
South West region turns to Elemental’s tech to improve social prescribing
10 March 2021
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG has partnered with tech company Elemental to deliver
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT pens £10m deal with Civica
9 March 2021
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has signed a £10million deal with Civica to
