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.
Kettering Hospital builds ‘Mary Bot’ to automate Covid reporting
12 January 2021
Kettering set out to use robotic process automation to create the trustâs daily Covid-19 situation
Digital Health Unplugged: 2021 Predictions
12 January 2021
Our first podcast for 2021 takes a look at what the year has in store
Health Call launches online Covid-19 vaccine booking system for NHS staff
12 January 2021
Through Health Call’s new booking system, available via an app, frontline staff can book their
East of England Ambulance Service turns to O2 to improve digital offering
11 January 2021
The ÂŁ5.9 million contract aims to deliver a suite of new technologies to improve the
Trustedoctor merges with insurance firm to provide better access to care
11 January 2021
Trustedoctor and Further will offer a new, holistic solution for the treatment of serious illness,
