E-prescribing go-live at Somerset NHS FT goes ‘Better’ than expected
26 June 2020
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with Better’s e-prescribing and medications management solution across its surgical services.
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Reassurance on privacy of contact-tracing app remains ‘crucial’
26 June 2020
Harriet Harman, chair of the joint human rights committee, has written to Matt Hancock requesting further information on how data will be used by the app.
Mobile health apps news in brief
26 June 2020
This month’s mobile apps news round-up features news that the majority of UK people believe their contact-tracing data will be used for other purposes.
NAO report highlights “complexity of the NHS digital landscape”
25 June 2020
The team behind a report into digital transformation across NHSE have said they think it highlights the “complexity of the NHS digital landscape”.
NHSX publishes £3m tender to help phase out pagers
25 June 2020
The solutions must enable secure messaging; image sharing; staff directory linked to the NHS.net address book; and calls.
NHSX ‘knew contact-tracing app wouldn’t work on iPhones in April’
25 June 2020
Apple and Google’s APIs only work with a decentralised system, which leaves many iPhones incompatible with the NHS centralised contact-tracing app.
Poll: Did the gov make the right decision about the contact-tracing app?
24 June 2020
In light of the government U-turn on the NHS contact-tracing app, Digital Health News wants the opinion of our readers including whether they agree.
Midlands trust launches digital medicines management system
30 June 2026
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust has gone live with an interoperable digital
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
30 June 2026
Today’s briefing features quantum simulation for drug discovery tech and new digital healthcare infrastructure in
Patients at risk as NHS and online prescriptions not joined up
30 June 2026
HSSIB has warned that gaps in information sharing between the NHS and independent prescribing services
Final speakers announced for Summer Schools 2026
29 June 2026
The final round of speakers for Summer Schools 2026 has been announced, with experienced NHS
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,
