Free NHS App to be available to all ‘by December’ following beta tests
2 July 2018
Jeremy Hunt promised the app in September 2017 and has hailed it as a ‘world-first’ as it puts patients in the driving seat.
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Babylon Health says AI abilities ‘on par with human doctors’
2 July 2018
Babylon Health claims its artificial intelligence (AI) system has demonstrated diagnostic ability that is āon-par with human doctorsā after scoring 81% in a Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) exam.
IBM snaps up Ā£30m cyber security contract from NHS Digital
2 July 2018
The three-year partnership will see IBM provide a range of enhanced cyber security services to NHS Digitalās security operations centre.
Amazon breaks into healthcare market with PillPack acquisition
29 June 2018
Sources have claimed the deal is worth around Ā£760 million ($1 billion) with both parties expecting the deal to go through towards the latter half of 2018.
NICE healthcare collaboration in Greater Manchester extended by three years
29 June 2018
A major collaboration aimed at improving health and care services in Greater Manchester has been extended for a further three years.
Mobile health and apps news in brief
29 June 2018
Our latest round up features news that demand for mental health apps has increased by more than 500%, amongst other health tech titbits.
King’s Fund report says digital change being driven locally
28 June 2018
The report considers five local areas which have made āsignificant progressā towards digital change, and draws out lessons learned.
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 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
