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.
Remote monitoring launched across Hampshire and Isle of Wight
19 January 2021
A digital platform which supports the remote care of patients with confirmed or suspected Covid-19
University Hospitals Southampton deploys digital Covid-19 vaccine solution
19 January 2021
The system allows frontline staff to digitally consent to Covid-19 vaccines as well as receive
NHSX to launch new framework for digital social care records
19 January 2021
The Dynamic Purchasing System is due to launch in April 2021 and will give social
Live testing of digital Covid-19 immunity passport launched
18 January 2021
The Covid-19 passport was part-funded with ÂŁ75,000 investment from Innovate UK following a call for
Royal Free London deploys patient portal powered by Induction Zesty
18 January 2021
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a portal which allows patients to view
