Digital Health News’ top 5 stories of the week
25 January 2019
This week’s top stories include our latest poll which asked readers their thoughts on moves from the private digital health sector from NHS roles.
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Speech recognition specialists Nuance joins Rewired as sponsor
25 January 2019
Nuance has joined as speaker sponsors of the Cloud and Mobile track of Digital Health Rewired which is taking place in London on 25-26 March.
Mobile health and apps news in brief
25 January 2019
GP app Push Doctor expanding to Birmingham and the ever app happy Matt Hancock feature in January’s mobile health and apps news in brief.
University Hospital Southampton introduces instant alert app for flu
24 January 2019
The app means staff are able to ensure prompt isolation and management of those affected to speed up access to appropriate treatment.
Imperial staff begin using DeepMind’s Streams app
24 January 2019
The technology will give healthcare professionals at St Mary’s Hospital secure access from a mobile device to their patients’ latest test results.
South West Yorkshire goes live with new clinical portal
24 January 2019
The portal will provide 3,500 health and care professionals with access to patient information from eight IT systems once the roll-out is complete.
Artificial intelligence spots infections among dementia patients in Surrey
23 January 2019
University of Surrey has developed technology using specially designed algorithms that can identify and reduce the occurrence of urinary tract infections.
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
22 June 2026
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online
Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
22 June 2026
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA)
Essex Partnership digital tool improves leg wound and ulcer care
19 June 2026
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a digital tool to improve care for
West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
19 June 2026
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered
Health minister apologises for NHSE error on FDP data access
18 June 2026
Health minister Preet Kaur Gill has apologised for NHSE’s handling of information provided to the
