DHSC awards £8m IT contract to support NHS England abolition
22 October 2025
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded an £8m contract to support its IT infrastructure as NHSE merges with the department.
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Share your views on digital in the 10 year health plan
22 October 2025
We want to hear your views on delivering digital transformation in line with the government’s NHS 10 year health plan.
Blueprint for AI regulation could cut NHS waiting times
22 October 2025
The government has announced a new blueprint for AI regulation which could help cut NHS waiting times and time demands on frontline staff.
Major NHS trial of AI-powered productivity tool delivers cost savings
21 October 2025
A major trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot across 90 NHS organisations found that the tech could save over 43 minutes a day per staff member.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 October 2025
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes Jigsaw Medical’s Innovate UK funding and the launch of an NHS digital tool to tackle racial disparities.
AWS outage causes disruption to patient care across NHS sites
21 October 2025
Exclusive: An AWS outage is believed to have caused disruption to patient care at around 10 NHS sites using Oracle systems.
Overarching AI regulation expected by mid 2026, says MHRA chief
21 October 2025
The MHRA is aiming to set out a framework for the regulation of AI by the middle of 2026, confirmed Lawrence Tallon, chief executive.
‘A customisable approach’ – how contact-tracing apps differ in the UK
24 September 2020
Scotland and Ireland chose to go their own way, working with software developers NearForm to
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app launched in England and Wales
24 September 2020
After months of uncertainty the NHS contact-tracing app has today launched in England and Wales,
Bradford Teaching Hospitals ditches paper for digital appointment letters
23 September 2020
The digital letters are currently being piloted in the ophthalmology and paediatrics departments with patients
Babylon to face ‘no further action’ for data breach of GP at Hand
23 September 2020
Babylon admitted in June that three patients were able to view recordings of other patient’s
Countess of Chester selects Ideal firm to implement EPR programme
23 September 2020
The Countess of Chester EPR+ programme is using Cerner Millennium electronic patient record after signing
