James Murray appointed health secretary
15 May 2026
James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.
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Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns after losing faith in PM
14 May 2026
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, admitting that he has “lost confidence” in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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.
Digital Health News’ go lives round up
18 September 2020
Our latest round up of IT go lives across the NHS includes a new EPR
Consultant Connect data reveals usage has soared during Covid-19
17 September 2020
Data from Consultant Connect has revealed the company saw usage of its products soared by
GOSH becomes first UK hospital to achieve HIMSS Stage 7
17 September 2020
Great Ormond Street has become the first UK hospital to achieve the HIMSS Stage7 international
Leeds and York go live with Advanced electronic patient record
17 September 2020
The mental health and learning disability trust went live with cloud-based CareDirector during the height
Greater Manchester Mental Health trust launches validated apps library
16 September 2020
The trust is the first in the UK to launched a dedicated library of reviewed
