Additional information to be automatically added to Summary Care Record
28 April 2020
Additional information will be automatically added to of any patient who has not expressed a preference that information isn’t shared.
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NHSX sets up ethics advisory board to oversee contact-tracing app
27 April 2020
The panel will be led by Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, of University College London. He was previously head of the Nuffield Council on bioethics.
Failure of NHS to share Covid-19 data ‘exasperating’, council chief says
27 April 2020
Councils are struggling to access lists of “shielded” patients despite Cabinet Office rules stating they should have access, a council chief says.
Getting mental health care right as Covid-19 forces us to go digital
27 April 2020
Clinicians should make use of avialable tools like online CBT, video consultations and apps as the NHS adapts to a digital-first approach, practioners said.
Pitchfest finalist named successful bidder in TechForce19 challenge
24 April 2020
Eighteen solutions were chosen from more than 1,600 innovations which applied for the TechForce19 programme. In total £500,000 was available.
Big tech companies called upon for Covid-19 testing and data processing
24 April 2020
Amazon and Delloitte are among the companies who will help the department deliver testing kits and collate patient data on Covid-19.
Radiology image sharing network launched across 7 trusts in Yorkshire
24 April 2020
The image sharing system, called Xero Exchange Network, is also available at the newly established NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber.
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
Oxford AI studies secure NIHR funding to tackle NHS waiting times
25 June 2026
Two studies have received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research as
