Patients now able to nominate pharmacy using the NHS App
21 April 2020
Patients across England are now able to choose a pharmacy to have their repeat prescriptions sent to directly, via the NHS App.
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Digital Health Unplugged: April news team debrief (from home)
21 April 2020
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as we discuss the development of contact-tracing apps.
Medopad rebrands to Huma and acquires two companies
21 April 2020
UK start-up Medopad has announced it is rebranding to Huma and acquired two UK AI and wearable technology businesses, BioBeats and TLT.
NHSX must be ‘upfront’ about contact-tracing app, privacy group says
20 April 2020
The app, developed by NHSX, is currently being trialled in the North of England. Digital Health News understands it is using Bluetooth to trace symptoms.
Digital sensors implemented at Heathrow quarantine facility
20 April 2020
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its charity CW+ have been involved in implementing digital solutions at a facility near Heathrow.
Trial of machine learning tool to manage Covid-19 pressure launched
20 April 2020
The machine learning tool is designed to help hospitals predict how many patients need an ICU bed and how many require ventilators.
Boots extends partnership with LIVI as it looks to expand digital offering
17 April 2020
Boots has chosen online GP provider, LIVI, as its preferred partner as the retailer looks to expand its digital offering for customers.
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
