Scotland’s ‘Digital Front Door’ to launch this year, says first minister
27 January 2025
John Swinney, first minister for Scotland, has pledged that the country’s ‘Digital Front Door’ platform will launch by the end of 2025.
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Digital staff vacancies at Wirral ‘impacted significantly’ on capacity
27 January 2025
Digital healthcare staff vacancies were at 12.5% and “impacted significantly on operational capacity” at Wirral Uni Teaching Hospital NHS FT.
Pitchfest finalist Surgery Hero acquired by Sword Health
27 January 2025
Digital Health Pitchfest competition finalist Surgery Hero has been bought by global AI care company Sword Health.
SurgeOn social networking app for doctors launches in the UK
24 January 2025
SurgeOn, a social networking platform aimed at improving patient care across the globe, is now available in the NHS.
Service launched to manage NHS weight loss medication demand
24 January 2025
A self-referral service has been launched to help healthcare organisations manage demand for new weight loss medications.
Pitchfest finalist Kidney Beam secures seed funding for app
24 January 2025
An evidence-based kidney care app has secured £610,000 in seed funding, including a sizeable contribution from charity Kidney Research UK.
Synnovis cyber attack caused two cases of severe patient harm
23 January 2025
Two patients have suffered long-term or permanent damage to their health as a result of the cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis.
AI underused where it could deliver productivity gains, says RCR
29 June 2026
The NHS is failing to capitalise on productivity benefits by underusing AI for admin tasks,
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
