James Murray appointed health secretary
15 May 2026
James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.
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Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns after losing faith in PM
14 May 2026
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, admitting that he has “lost confidence” in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least £13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than £13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
Mobile apps news in brief
20 November 2020
This month’s mobile health apps round-up features news that the American Telemedicine Association has partnered
Leicester General Hospital deploys Nervecentre mobile EPMA system
19 November 2020
Leicester General Hospital has deployed a mobile electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system from
Applications open for the 2021 edition of the Rewired Pitchfest
19 November 2020
Applications for the 2021 Rewired Pitchfest, the fast-paced digital health competition for early stage start-ups,
Chesterfield Royal Hospital goes live with region-wide PACS system
19 November 2020
Chesterfield Royal Hospital has become the sixth NHS Trust in the East Midlands to go
Cabinet minister owned £90,000 shares in Faculty at time of NHSX contract
18 November 2020
The minister, who had cross-government responsibilities for supporting procurement related to Covid-19, had declared his
