Digital Health’s Review of 2018 Part One: January to June
27 December 2018
It’s been another bumper year for health IT, here is part one of our news review of all things in the world of digital health.
News
Digital Health Networks 2018 in review
24 December 2018
Digital Health Intelligence CEO, Jon Hoeksma, reflects back on the last 12 months of the Networks and looks ahead to what lies in store for 2019.
British Heart Foundation award £500k funding to data science projects
24 December 2018
The charity, in partnership with The Alan Turing Institute, is handing out the money to six projects which aim to transform heart and circulatory diagnosis.
NHS e-Referral Service hits 100m bookings since 2005 launch
21 December 2018
Launched in 2005, the service allows patients or clinicians to book appointments in hospital or other care settings online.
Industry news in brief
21 December 2018
Our last industry round up for 2018 features news that CHKS has been awarded a new contract in Wales to create a clinical benchmarking and analytics system.
BridgeHead Software partners with Digital Health CIO Network
20 December 2018
BridgeHead will join a lineup of NHS opinion formers and thought leaders, as well as other CIO Network partners, including NHS Digital and InterSystems.
Review into breast cancer screening problems uncovers IT challenges
20 December 2018
The review is recommending that the IT systems used in the breast cancer screening programme are made simpler to use and fully interoperable.
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 (NIHR)
National NHS leaders join Summer Schools 2026 speaker line-up
24 June 2026
Three national NHS leaders shaping the future of digital health have been confirmed for Summer
University Hospitals Sussex signs EPR contract with Alcidion
24 June 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with Alcidion to deliver an
Manchester Met wins funding to boost AI health innovation
23 June 2026
Manchester Metropolitan University will promote AI for business and the development of wearable health technologies
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 June 2026
Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the
