NHS digital plans risk worsening health inequalities, say academics
25 July 2025
The government’s planned overhaul of the NHS App could leave some people behind, a Brunel University of London professor has argued.
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Two NHS hospitals suffer major IT incident ahead of doctors’ strikes
24 July 2025
Two NHS hospitals have resorted to paper after an IT incident brought systems down in the days before the planned resident doctors’ strikes.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
24 July 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing covers an extension of a trial of drones to transport blood samples and funding for Digital Lifelines initiative.
Electronic prescribing to be rolled out at 55 mental health sites
24 July 2025
The Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management solution will be rolled out at across 55 mental health sites in the UK.
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service to expand to 2,000 beds
24 July 2025
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service will expand to 2,000 beds by December 2026, following a £85m investment targeted at NHS frailty services.
NHSE seeking £150m deal for ‘personalisation’ of digital services
23 July 2025
NHS England has issued a procurement notice seeking to award a provider a contract to support greater “personalisation” of digital services.
Smart Notes AI dictation tool introduced in four NHS trusts
23 July 2025
Four NHS trusts plan to introduce an AI-powered dictation tool which automatically transcribes clinicians’ notes during consultations.
Tunstall calls for greater investment in technology to protect vulnerable
19 October 2020
It comes as Tunstall Healthcare has developed a remote patient monitoring system to support vulnerable
Police to get access to self-isolation data from NHS Test and Trace
19 October 2020
The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed NHS Test and Trace details would be
Technology ‘sometimes a barrier’ for patients and providers during Covid
19 October 2020
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual state of care report found a digital divide between
Greater Manchester NHS trusts pen deal with Sectra for imaging network
16 October 2020
Eight NHS trusts in Greater Manchester have penned a deal with Sectra which will change
NHS Covid-19 App updated to fix disappearing exposure alerts
16 October 2020
The messages were caused by default privacy notifications from Apple and Google to alert users
