Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
28 April 2026
Today’s briefing features an AI method to identify bowel cancer drug patients and an online pharmacy sponsoring ITV panel show Loose Women.
News
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.
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.
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
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT goes live with HIE
10 August 2020
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT is now connected to the Health Information Exchange
Totally remote GP services ‘wouldn’t be in anybody’s best interests’
7 August 2020
Chair of the Royal College of GPs recognised the need to continue embracing technology following
Answer Digital to continue delivering NHS Integrating Care Programme
7 August 2020
The NHS has partnered with Answer Digital for the next phase of development for the
Movers and Shakers news round up
7 August 2020
Our August Movers and Shakers includes the news that Paul Charnley has joined Cheshire and
