More than 2,600 patients sign up for NHS App in beta trial
5 April 2019
Leanne Summers, digital strategy delivery lead for NHSE, also said that of the 2,650 only 270 (10%) had actually booked appointments through the app.
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‘Unsatisfactory’ Capita to be stripped of cervical screening contract
5 April 2019
NHS chief executive Simon Stevens said the health service had ānot been satisfiedā with the way Capita had handled the contract.
Industry news in brief
5 April 2019
This monthās industry round up includes a new independent association for social care software providers and Portsmouth NHS saving hours with e-rostering.
Matthew Gould confirmed as new CEO of NHSX by DHSC
4 April 2019
The government digital policy chief will join NHSX in the summer and will have strategic responsibility for setting the national direction on technology.
Outdated software leaves NHS ‘vulnerable to cyber attack’ new research says
4 April 2019
Internet of Things (IoT) devices were identified as the weakest link in an IT network, according to research from software technologies company Check Point.
Two Midlands NHS Trusts select Servelec Rio EPR
4 April 2019
Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership and Black Country Partnership Foundation NHS Trusts will go live with the system by the end of the year.
NHS Digital launches Ā£4.8m funding for digital social care programmes
3 April 2019
The grant is for products that have already been piloted in local areas, or have a strong evidence base, with a view to implementing them in larger areas.
Health minister apologises for NHSE error on FDP data access
18 June 2026
Health minister Preet Kaur Gill has apologised for NHSEās handling of information provided to the
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
18 June 2026
Today’s briefing features Doctify launching in Saudi Arabia and a Scottish medical management platform for
University Hospitals Sussex EDs switch to digital observations
18 June 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has now rolled out digital observations and prescribing in
HSE and System C roll out CareFlow Pharmacy across Ireland
17 June 2026
The HSE and System C have announced the next phase of a national agreement that
Kingās pilots digital prehab for hip and knee replacement patients
17 June 2026
Kingās College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a digital prehab trial for patients awaiting
