The risk with NHS technology is moving too slowly, says Streeting
14 January 2026
As the NHS becomes more tech-savvy, “the real risk is not moving too fast, but moving too slowly,” says Wes Streeting, health secretary.
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Digital Health Networks’ members invited to share their views
14 January 2026
Digital Health Networks members are being invited to contribute their views on how best to deliver the community’s priorities for 2026.
Digital NHS faces ‘optimism bias’ risk after past IT failures
13 January 2026
The government has acknowledged that its flagship digital reforms face significant delivery risks, citing the history of NHS IT programmes.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
13 January 2026
Today’s briefing features features a partnership between Holly Health and GLL, and an NHS trust adopting Wolters Kluwer’s CDS solution.
Melanie Ivarsson appointed CEO of Health Data Research Service
13 January 2026
Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed chief executive of the government’s Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
What NHS trusts get wrong in EPR rollouts
13 January 2026
Beverley Bryant, chief digital officer at three Dorset NHS trusts, discusses the challenges faced at different stages of EPR implementation.
Northern Ireland deploys AI tool through Sectra to spot fractures
12 January 2026
AI that helps clinicians identify bone fractures has been deployed across Northern Ireland through Sectra Amplifier Services.
Digital immunity passports part of government’s plans to ramp up testing
14 September 2020
Under the plans digital immunity passports will be used to allow people who have tested
AI will ‘under deliver’ at first but ‘blow our minds’ in the future
14 September 2020
Speaking at London Tech Week Ali Parsa said the NHS is doing “fantastic” work in
Scotland launches UKs second Covid-19 contact-tracing app
14 September 2020
The Protect Scotland app is designed as an “extra tool” to support the manual contact-tracing
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app to be launched in England and Wales
11 September 2020
The contact-tracing app offers QR code check-in capability, allows users to book a free test
Hampshire and Isle of Wight to deploy population health platform
11 September 2020
Cerner has been selected by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System to
