FDP digital scheduling tool improves theatre utilisation, finds study
18 March 2026
A digital scheduling tool on the federated data platform led to measurable improvements in theatre utilisation, according to an evaluation.
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DHSC and NHSE internal plan pledges £7.4bn digital investment
18 March 2026
DHSC and NHSE has pledged to invest £7.4bn in technology, digital and data between now and 2030, according to internal planning guidance.
NHS supplier hit by cyber attack by pro-Iran activist hackers
17 March 2026
The supply of defibrillator products and other medical equipment to the NHS has been affected by a cyber attack by a pro-Iran group.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
17 March 2026
Today’s briefing features a UK charity that uses AI to identify medicines that could be repurposed to treat rare genetic conditions.
De-identified UK Biobank health data accidentally published online
17 March 2026
UK Biobank has confirmed that volunteers’ de-identified health data has sometimes been unintentionally published online by researchers.
Why NHS innovation stalls
17 March 2026
Mindy Simon of the NHS Innovation Accelerator, and Elina Naydenova of Feebris, discuss the barriers to scaling innovation in the NHS.
Study finds virtual treatment can benefit eating disorder patients
16 March 2026
Research from Oxford Health has found that virtual treatment can help prevent admissions and support recovery for eating disorder patients.
Poor datasets risks ‘health data poverty’ in new technologies, experts warn
2 October 2020
Researchers have said technology has the potential to reinforce healthcare inequalities if it is not
Movers and Shakers news roundup
2 October 2020
This month’s Movers and Shakers features appointments at NHSX and the first winners of the
Seven NHS hospital trusts to receive share of £8.7m for e-prescribing
1 October 2020
A further £8.7million is to be dished out to seven NHS hospital trusts to introduce
Chelsea and Westminster’s innovation programme celebrates one year
1 October 2020
An innovation programme run by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating its
NHS Covid-19 app ‘more privacy-centric than original model’
30 September 2020
Five months on and a government U-turn to a decentalised operating model, Professor Eerke Boiten
