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.
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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 ‘flawed’, 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 “flawed”.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
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.
South East GP practices face internet outages
23 April 2026
GP practices in the South East of England are experiencing network outages, affecting internet connectivity and access to clinical systems.
Lewisham and Greenwich awards £52m EPR contract to Epic
22 April 2026
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has awarded a £52 million contract to Epic to supply a new electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Open call for digital technology to support NHS Health Check
14 December 2020
Public Health England and ORCHA have issued an open call for digital health products that
Telehealth stroke care solution rolled out in Northern Ireland
14 December 2020
The Telehealth solution enables clinicians to carry out virtual consultations and diagnosis of patients suspected
Network pioneer Joe McDonald to retire after 30 years
11 December 2020
This week sees the retirement of Professor Joe McDonald, who has been child psychiatrist for
Digital Health’s go live roundup
11 December 2020
Our latest roundup includes an electronic prescribing and medicines administration system in Leicester and Chesterfield
National Institute for Health Research turns to Google to improve digital
10 December 2020
Using Google Workspace the National Institute for Health Research has been able to bring multiple
