NHS AI and robot pilot to help detect lung cancer sooner
27 January 2026
NHS England has launched an AI and robot pilot to help spot lung cancer sooner, with fewer invasive tests for suspected cancer patients.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing
27 January 2026
Today’s briefing features North Lincolnshire Council rolling out System C platforms, including its Liquidlogic education case management.
Why the NHS needs a single patient record to prepare for the AI era
27 January 2026
In this episode of Digital Health Unplugged, Charlotte Refsum of TBI explains the importance of a single patient record in the age of AI.
Concerns mount over NHS software supplier’s links with ICE
27 January 2026
Concerns are mounting over links between NHS federated data platform (FDP) supplier Palantir and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Sonia Patel to step down as NHS England CTO
26 January 2026
Sonia Patel, chief technology officer for NHS England, is leaving to take up the role of interim government CTO for a fixed 12-month term.
Government bid to end ‘postcode lottery’ for cancer-detecting tech
26 January 2026
The government is investing in technology and AI to spot cancers earlier in a bid to end the postcode lottery of care for cancer patients.
Royal Bolton trials AI to improve accuracy of Down’s syndrome test
26 January 2026
Researchers used AI to improve the accuracy of a test that identifies if a baby has a high chance of being born with Down’s syndrome.
Oxford Health chooses Better electronic prescribing and medicines
23 November 2020
The OPENeP system will be integrated with Oxford Health’s electronic patient recording to provide a
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough starts new EPR journey
23 November 2020
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) has gone live with a new electronic patient
Internet access and digital skills essential to health and wellbeing
20 November 2020
Access to the internet and having digital skills are essential for people’s health and wellbeing,
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
