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.
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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.
Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website
23 April 2026
De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on a Chinese website.
Chelsea and Westminster FDP success ‘flawed’, finds analysis
23 April 2026
A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the NHS federated data platform (FDP) as “flawed”.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a medical device for adults with diabetes and an investment to meet a growing demand for pacemaker implantation.
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
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
