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 £400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared to £400 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 ‘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.
£600K Wade-Gery digital review may be delayed
25 November 2020
A high-level review of the digital responsibilities of different NHS agencies, led by NHS Digital’s
New Data Strategy to capitalise on ‘good practice’ during Covid-19
25 November 2020
The data strategy will build on work such as the NHS Covid-19 Data Store with
Winner of Rewired Pitchfest 2020 officially launched
24 November 2020
Celsium is a temperature gauging device that connects to an app via Bluetooth to continually
Kettering General Hospital introduces virtual visit solution
24 November 2020
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is now offering its patients and their loved ones
Tara Donnelly to continue role as NHSX chief digital officer
23 November 2020
Following an open recruitment process Donnelly was today (23 November) confirmed to be continuing as
