Movers and Shakers news roundup
6 June 2025
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features Joe Harrison joining NHS Supply Chain and Tom Kibasi joining NHS England.
News
Mental health trust awards DrDoctor Ā£572k patient portal contract
5 June 2025
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) has awarded a patient engagement portal contract worth Ā£572,000 to DrDoctor.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
5 June 2025
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers DocHQ’s partnership with First Point Physio and a new milestone for MyFrimleyHealth Record.
MHRA launches digital hub in Leeds to drive innovation
5 June 2025
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a digital hub in Leeds to advance innovation and growth.
NHSE cancels Ā£69m eBCMS programme to fund more EPRs
5 June 2025
NHS England has cancelled a Ā£69m electronic bed capacity management systems (eBCMS) programme to fund more electronic patient records (EPRs).
Summer Schools 2025 draft programme published
4 June 2025
The highly anticipated programme for Digital Health Summer Schools 2025 has been published in draft, featuring leading CIOs, CCIOs and CNIOs.
AI project to predict health outcomes paused over GP data concern
4 June 2025
NHSE has paused development of an AI model capable of predicting future health outcomes after concerns about the use of GP patient data.
MHRA launches AI sandbox to improve medicines safety
16 June 2026
The MHRA is launching a new AI regulatory sandbox to improve medicines safety and accelerate
New genetic ancestry data to tackle health inequalities
15 June 2026
Our Future Health has released genetic ancestry data from 755,000 participants, enabling researchers to tackle
NHS leaders call time on AI pilots and demand national scaling
15 June 2026
Senior NHS digital leaders have called for an end to repeated AI pilots, arguing that
Ashford and St Peterās opt for RLDatix electronic rostering
12 June 2026
Ashford and St Peterās Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed RLDatix to deliver its electronic
Digital Healthās monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
12 June 2026
This roundup includes EPR go-lives, following delays, at both North Cumbria Integrated Care and York
