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.
Newham trial of contact-tracing app a ‘step in the right direction’
25 August 2020
Shuri Network co-founder, Dr Shera Chok, said it was “not clear” why a trial of
Digital Health Unplugged: Technology in care homes
25 August 2020
Join us as we take a look at the use of technology in care homes
Ensure support for digital based patient-initiated follow ups, experts say
25 August 2020
Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council, said evidence “overwhelmingly” suggests patients actively involved
Extra funding needed to support digital mental health services, report finds
24 August 2020
The £2.3 billion for mental health funding announced in the NHS Long Term Plan is
NHS organisations adopt clinical decision support tool during pandemic
24 August 2020
A number of NHS organisations have adopted the UpToDate clinical decision support tool to help
