Somerset and Dorset sign £222m contract with Epic for unified EPR
13 March 2026
Four NHS trusts in Dorset and Somerset have signed a £222 million contract with Epic to implement a unified EPR system across the region.
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Ireland publishes national AI strategy for healthcare
13 March 2026
Ireland’s Minister for Health has launched a national strategy dedicated to the safe and effective application of AI.
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
13 March 2026
This roundup includes NHS England awarding a digital vaccinations services contract worth more than £33m and a contract to evaluate the FDP.
Human rights group urges hospitals not to use Palantir software
12 March 2026
Palantir’s contract to run the NHS federated data platform (FDP) could cause “data-driven state abuses of power”, a report from Medact warns.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes news of a cardiovascular disease screening initiative and a fellowship to explore the application of AI in genomics.
NIA to launch new cohort of fellows at Rewired 2026
12 March 2026
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) will launch its 2026 cohort of fellows at Digital Health Rewired last this month.
Sussex emergency department launches electronic prescribing
12 March 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out digital observations and prescribing in the ED at Princess Royal Hospital.
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
Amazon makes its move into the health sector with online pharmacy
18 November 2020
Amazon has made its move into the health sector and launched its own online pharmacy
Sixteen NHS trusts receive share of £16m to support digital prescribing
18 November 2020
Sixteen NHS trusts are to receive a share of £16m to go towards introducing an
