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.
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NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
26 May 2026
Today’s briefing features VR technology for post-op recovery and an app to help men improve
Women’s health programme expands from 2 to 26 innovations
26 May 2026
A women’s health programme has expanded from supporting two health technologies to backing 26, with
Graphnet remote monitoring grows across 16 NHS organisations
22 May 2026
NHS organisations are expanding the use of remote monitoring services in a bid to deliver
Rotherham NHS FT cuts IT help desk calls by 28% with AI
22 May 2026
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has reduced IT help desk call volumes by 28% after
One in seven use AI chatbots instead of seeing a doctor, poll finds
21 May 2026
One in seven UK adults prefer to use AI chatbots for healthcare advice rather than
