DMA must be ‘useful and usable’, says NHS England CIO
23 July 2024
John Quinn, chief information officer at NHS England said that the digital maturity assessment (DMA) needs to be “useful and useable”.
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University Hospitals Plymouth begins digital prehab trial
23 July 2024
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is trialling a digital ‘prehab’ service for liver transplant patients.
Queen Victoria Hospital invests £750,000 in CT scanner
22 July 2024
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has bought a new CT scanner, which is aimed to help reduce diagnostic waiting lists.
Norfolk and Waveney Collaborative approves £88m Meditech EPR
22 July 2024
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative has signed an £88m contract with Meditech for an electronic patient record system.
Participants praise Digital Health Networks mentoring programme
22 July 2024
Participants of the Digital Health Networks mentoring programme shared their experiences at a workshop on day one of Summer Schools 2024.
Global IT outage disrupting NHS ’caused by antivirus software’
19 July 2024
Dr Simon Wallace, CCIO at Microsoft told Summer Schools that a global outage affecting the NHS was identified to antivirus firm CrowdStrike.
Plymouth ‘living lab’ project pilots home-based tech for older adults
19 July 2024
University Hospitals Plymouth is supporting Plymouth Community Homes on a ‘living lab’ project, exploring the impact of tech in older residents’ homes.
Midlands secures share of £85m to transform obesity care
2 July 2026
Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM) has helped local NHS organisations secure a share of the
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
2 July 2026
Today’s briefing includes medical cannabis accreditation and a system to improve musculoskeletal performance or rehabilitation.
Sheffield first council to oppose NHS FDP Palantir contract
2 July 2026
Sheffield City Council has become the first local authority to approve a motion formally opposing
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde rolls out digital triage system
1 July 2026
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has begun rolling out a digital triage system across
Winners of the Isle of Man’s 2026 Innovation Challenge unveiled
1 July 2026
Four companies developing solutions to improve health and social care have won the Isle of
