Deadline for Digital Health Awards 2019 extended to 7 June
28 May 2019
Entries for this year’s awards will be reviewed and shortlisted by a judging panel chaired by Will Smart, national CIO of Health and Care.
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Six start-ups chosen by Yorkshire and Humber digital health accelerator
28 May 2019
The programme, commissioned by the Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network, aims to help the start-ups build an NHS-relevant business case.
NHS looking at ‘internet first’ policy and moving away from private networks
24 May 2019
Health and care services are now to âhave an Internet First policyâ which states new digital services should operate over the internet.
100 NHS boards completed cyber security training since WannaCry
24 May 2019
It was unclear if the 100 NHS boards that had completed their training were of the 236 hospital trusts in England or of primary care NHS organisations.
Google Deepmindâs senior clinical scientist says AI will not âdeskillâ workers
24 May 2019
Speaking at The Kings Fund Digital Health Congress, Dr Alan Karthikesalingam spoke of how artificial intelligence (AI) can transform the lives clinicians.
Cyber security news round-up
24 May 2019
Our latest news round up includes research from Imperial College London which looked into the NHS’ prepardness for a secutiry incident.
Tech companies challenged to develop new GP IT systems
23 May 2019
The tender for the GP IT Futures Framework has been issued in a bid to create an open market for comapanies and encourage them to invest in the NHS.
Govt pledges ÂŁ20m to roll out AI X-ray tools across NHS by 2029
11 June 2026
The government has announced ÂŁ20 million of funding to expand AI chest X-ray tools to
Pharmacy2U launches menopause support hub
10 June 2026
UK online pharmacy Pharmacy2U has launched a dedicated womenâs health hub, backed by menopause retail
MFT to launch data platform to support research and patient care
10 June 2026
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is launching a data platform to support research and
Royal Cornwall Hospitals delays Oracle EPR go-live
9 June 2026
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed its Oracle EPR go-live to ensure it will
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
9 June 2026
Today’s briefing features an app designed to help people manage physical ageing and a health
