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.
Poor data flows ‘throttled’ timely response to Covid-19
14 January 2021
Parliamentâs Science and Technology Committee labelled the speed at which public health data was first
Poole Hospital launches check-in app to support Covid-19 control
14 January 2021
Patients that check in to Poole Hospital using the app will also receive an alert
Addenbrooke’s Hospital turns to AI to cut cancer wait times
13 January 2021
The hospital has cut radiotherapy preparation tasks by up to 90% using artificial intelligence (AI)
HealthHero acquires Irish telehealth company MyClinic
13 January 2021
European telehealth company HealthHero was previously only able to offer services to patients in Ireland
Pilot looks into the alignment of NHS and private care data
13 January 2021
A pilot, led by NHS Digital and the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), is looking
