NHS Long Term Plan: Reaction from healthcare IT leaders
8 January 2019
Figures such as Sarah Wilkinson and Simon Eccles as well as companies such as Babylon have offered their reaction to the plan.
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Wider roll-out of eRedbook to form part of neonatal redesign plans
8 January 2019
Digitising the paper red book is part of a number of measures announced by the Department of Health and Social Care’s plans.
Digitally enabled care to go ‘mainstream’ in the next decade, Long Term Plan promises
7 January 2019
Targets include every patient being able to access digital first primary care by 2023/24 and all secondary care providers being fully digitalised by 2024.
NHS Long Term Plan to include major focus on technology
7 January 2019
Due to be published later today, the NHS Long Term Plan, aims to save almost half a million more lives by tackling major killer conditions.
Basildon and Thurrock goes live with Medway ED software
7 January 2019
Nurses and clinicians at at the trust use the system to collect clinical data throughout a patient’s journey through A&E.
Cancer Research UK clinical trial to test detection technology
4 January 2019
The trial will look into whether Owlstone Medical’s breath test technology can help pick up signs of cancer at an earlier stage.
NHS Spine reaches one billion monthly transactions for the first time
4 January 2019
NHS Digital said the latest figures shows a growing demand in digital services across the sector, with the platform handling 3,500 messages a second.
Midlands secures share of £85m to transform obesity care
2 July 2026
Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM) has helped local NHS organisations secure a share of the
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
2 July 2026
Today’s briefing includes medical cannabis accreditation and a system to improve musculoskeletal performance or rehabilitation.
Sheffield first council to oppose NHS FDP Palantir contract
2 July 2026
Sheffield City Council has become the first local authority to approve a motion formally opposing
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde rolls out digital triage system
1 July 2026
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has begun rolling out a digital triage system across
Winners of the Isle of Man’s 2026 Innovation Challenge unveiled
1 July 2026
Four companies developing solutions to improve health and social care have won the Isle of
