NHS spending £230m annually on paper patient records
8 July 2025
New analysis by Future Health Intelligence has found that the majority of NHS trusts still spend large sums to maintain paper medical records.
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Barnsley Hospital to implement care coordination centre
7 July 2025
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a long-term contract with TeleTracking UK to implement a care coordination centre.
Facial recognition app for pain receives more funding
7 July 2025
PainChek’s facial recognition app has received funding to support a further 994 people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK).
Ming Tang and new Networks chairs respond to 10 year plan
7 July 2025
Ming Tang and the three new chairs of the Digital Health Networks Advisory Panels have responded to the government’s 10 year health plan.
VR improves patient experience at Leeds Children’s Hospital
4 July 2025
Virtual reality technology at Leeds Children’s Hospital is enabling young patients to undergo medical procedures without general anaesthetic.
BMA warns GP online consultation changes may cause waiting lists
4 July 2025
BMA leaders have warned that making GP practices keep online tools open all day will risk a spike in workload and could create waiting lists.
What does the 10 year health plan mean for digital?
4 July 2025
Digital Health takes a look at the government’s 10 year health plan for the NHS, which includes new tools for the NHS App, such as My Health.
Dido Harding faces calls to ‘consider her position’ in Test and Trace
12 October 2020
Dido Harding is the executive chair of NHS Test and Trace and interim chair of
Guy’s and St Thomas’ chooses Epic as ‘preferred supplier’ for £175m EHR
9 October 2020
One of the biggest NHS trusts in London has selected Epic as its ‘preferred supplier’
‘Excel-gate’ highlights need for ‘quality technical capability’ in NHS
9 October 2020
Using Microsoft Excel is not an uncommon “workaround” when managing data but organisations need to
Industry news in brief
9 October 2020
This month’s industry round up features news Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit have launched
How using Excel may have caused thousands of unreported Covid cases
8 October 2020
The glitch was reportedly caused by an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum size and preventing
