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.
Cumbria Sexual Health Service to offer online booking for patients
6 January 2021
Cumbria Sexual Health Service (CSHS) is to offer patients the ability to book appointments and
Somerset deploys Radar’s compliance software to improve safety
5 January 2021
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has deployed compliance software to help the organisation improve patient safety
Kettering General deploys live translation service within video consultations
5 January 2021
The pay-as-you-go translation service can translate more than 100 languages in real-time, audio or text
2021 predictions: Health tech suppliers give their verdict
4 January 2021
After a busy 2020, we asked some health tech suppliers to give their predictions for
2021 predictions: Digital health leaders on what lies ahead
4 January 2021
Digital Health News asked NHS IT leaders what they think lies ahead for the digital
