Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
13 January 2026
Today’s briefing features features a partnership between Holly Health and GLL, and an NHS trust adopting Wolters Kluwer’s CDS solution.
News
Melanie Ivarsson appointed CEO of Health Data Research Service
13 January 2026
Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed chief executive of the government’s Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
What NHS trusts get wrong in EPR rollouts
13 January 2026
Beverley Bryant, chief digital officer at three Dorset NHS trusts, discusses the challenges faced at different stages of EPR implementation.
Northern Ireland deploys AI tool through Sectra to spot fractures
12 January 2026
AI that helps clinicians identify bone fractures has been deployed across Northern Ireland through Sectra Amplifier Services.
Details of NHS digital productivity programme leaked online
12 January 2026
A major NHS programme to support the frontline to maximise productivity through the use of digital technology is expected to launch in April.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital goes live with Epic EHR
12 January 2026
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with an Epic electronic health record (EHR) across its three sites.
University Hospitals Sussex selects Alcidion as EPR supplier
9 January 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has selected Alcidion as it preferred electronic patient record (EPR) supplier.
NHS withstands hundreds of cyber crime incidents relating to Covid-19
9 November 2020
More than 160 “high-risk and critical vulnerabilities” were shared with NHS trusts to raise awareness
DHSC must still learn the lessons of its failed IT programmes
6 November 2020
DHSC and the NHS have a “long way to go” to deal with the legacy
Gould and Wilkinson talk NHS digital transformation lessons
6 November 2020
Matthew Gould has said that while “huge progress” has been made, the potential of digital
NHS Covid-19 app compatible across Scotland along with others
6 November 2020
The NHS Covid-19 App is now compatible with contact-tracing apps across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey
Industry news in brief
6 November 2020
This month’s industry round up features news that the successful applicants of Yorkshire and Humbers
