Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack
28 April 2026
Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised access to some of its IT systems.
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Portsmouth Hospitals awarded £100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost £100k to explore how an app could improve kidney care for patients.
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with digital maternity system
27 April 2026
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the K2 Maternity Information System, delivered by Harris Health Alliance.
GP practice outages caused by IT firewall issue
27 April 2026
A network outage which disrupted access to clinical systems at several GP surgeries was caused by an issue with the practices’ IT firewalls.
Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to £400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared to £400 million.
Sheffield introduces surgical robot to advance cancer care
24 April 2026
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled a new robotic-assisted surgery system to advance cancer care.
NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions
24 April 2026
NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the NHS App.
European Commission to investigate Google’s Fitbit acquisition
11 August 2020
An investigation to assess the proposed billion dollar acquisition of Fitbit by Google has been
Digital Health Unplugged: August news team debrief
11 August 2020
Senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma look at if the
Early warning system to be deployed across NHS Lanarkshire
11 August 2020
An early warning system that helps identify when patients are at risk of deterioration is
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust trials Imprivata Identity Governance
10 August 2020
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has trialed Imprivata Identity Governance (IDG) to help improve patient care
South Central Ambulance Service to use GoodSAM’s Instant On Scene
10 August 2020
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) is to launch a digital solution which allow the public
