Somerset and Dorset sign £222m contract with Epic for unified EPR
13 March 2026
Four NHS trusts in Dorset and Somerset have signed a £222 million contract with Epic to implement a unified EPR system across the region.
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Ireland publishes national AI strategy for healthcare
13 March 2026
Ireland’s Minister for Health has launched a national strategy dedicated to the safe and effective application of AI.
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
13 March 2026
This roundup includes NHS England awarding a digital vaccinations services contract worth more than £33m and a contract to evaluate the FDP.
Human rights group urges hospitals not to use Palantir software
12 March 2026
Palantir’s contract to run the NHS federated data platform (FDP) could cause “data-driven state abuses of power”, a report from Medact warns.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes news of a cardiovascular disease screening initiative and a fellowship to explore the application of AI in genomics.
NIA to launch new cohort of fellows at Rewired 2026
12 March 2026
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) will launch its 2026 cohort of fellows at Digital Health Rewired last this month.
Sussex emergency department launches electronic prescribing
12 March 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out digital observations and prescribing in the ED at Princess Royal Hospital.
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
Solving interoperability is not ‘a technical problem, it’s a social problem’
21 August 2020
Solving interoperability is not “a technical problem, it’s a social problem”, the co-chair of INTEROPen,
Cyber security news roundup
21 August 2020
Our latest cyber security roundup features the news that NHS Greater Manchester Shared Services has
