Move to implement patient ‘data lake’ scheme
30 January 2017
After meeting with NHS data experts and tech companies, NHS England chief information officer Will Smart wants to push on with a new patient data collection scheme.
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Exclusive: 500m emails flood NHS during #replyallgate
27 January 2017
More NHSmail emails were sent in 75 minutes than in a normal three months after a “software configuration error” nearly crashed the system.
£500m Health IT infrastructure framework awarded
26 January 2017
Thirteen suppliers have been picked as part of a £500 million health IT framework covering more than 80 NHS organisations.
Leeds Teaching pathology IT crash blamed on “human error”
26 January 2017
A review found the pathology IT crash at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust was caused by human error, hardware failure, and ageing infrastructure,
£4 billion emergency radio system “not yet proven”
25 January 2017
A Commons’ Public Accounts Committee says the Emergency Services Network for ambulance, police and fire services is behind schedule and faces “very challenging” technology issues.
Sheffield deploying video sign language service
25 January 2017
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is becoming the first NHS trust to use remote video sign language technology to support deaf patients.
Frimley Health achieves HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6
26 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only seven NHS organisations in the
NHS hospitals declare critical incidents as heat causes IT failures
26 June 2026
NHS hospitals have declared critical incidents and reported failures affecting cooling systems, diagnostic equipment and
Omega 365 platform selected for Frimley hospital programme
25 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has selected Omega 365’s system to support its major hospital
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
25 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a rise in the use of translation services driven by high petrol
Oxford AI studies secure NIHR funding to tackle NHS waiting times
25 June 2026
Two studies have received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research as
