NHS App feature will enable patients to sign up for clinical trials
16 June 2025
Patients will be able to browse and sign up to clinical trials via the NHS App, the Department of Health and Care (DHSC) has announced.
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Overhaul of medical device regulations in UK takes effect
16 June 2025
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) has announced a major overhaul of how medical devices are regulated.
Alzheimer’s Society Accelerator selects two dementia innovations
13 June 2025
An app that monitors changes in dementia symptoms and a device that tracks dehydration are partners in the Alzheimer’s Society’s Accelerator.
Digital and community to take over from hospitals, says Streeting
13 June 2025
The NHS 10 year health plan will see digital, remote and neighbourhood care, taking over much of the role of hospitals, said Wes Streeting.
Doccla teams with Gophr for same-day delivery of medical devices
13 June 2025
A partnership between Doccla and Gophr is supporting the rapid deployment of medical devices to patients and hospital sites to ensure vulnerable patients receive vital medical equipment promptly.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care rolls out Rio EPR
12 June 2025
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has rolled out the Access Rio electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 June 2025
Today’s news roundup covers new interpreting systems in Walsall and pioneering virtual mental healthcare in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
NHS AI blood test could reduce invasive cancer exams for women
9 July 2026
Thousands of women could avoid invasive diagnostic procedures for suspected womb cancer under an NHS
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board rolls out Better ePMA
9 July 2026
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has begun rolling out the Better Meds electronic prescribing and
NHS staff to face sack or prison for unlawful patient data access
8 July 2026
NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has said NHS staff face the sack or
Birmingham trusts launch InterSystems shared patient portal
8 July 2026
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts have launched a
Uni Hospitals of Leicester upgrades EPR and begins AVT rollout
7 July 2026
University Hospitals of Leicester has upgraded its Nervecentre EPR system and begun the phased deployment
