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.
Mum & Baby app to be adopted across six more Local Maternity Services
4 February 2021
An app designed by a team from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT has been
GPs to monitor social prescribing through EMIS and Elemental integration
3 February 2021
Some 4,300 GPs now have access to Elementalâs software platform enabling them to access data
Report reveals digital health technology must be accessible for all
3 February 2021
In order to be successful, digital health technology must be accessible to all while still
NHS Wales pathology labs undergo IT upgrades from InterSystems
2 February 2021
Working with InterSystems the NHS Wales Informatics Service successfully completed the major upgrade to the
Manchester signs ÂŁ125m deal with Siemens to upgrade radiology tech
2 February 2021
The 15-year partnership will ensure more than 350 equipment installations, more than 200 of which
