VIDEO: Needlestick injuries costing NHS millions of pounds
20 July 2017
UK-based company, NeedleSmart develops unique technology addressing issues of needlestick injuries – which is reported at more than 100,000 in the UK.
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New review highly critical of NHS Digital’s capabilities
19 July 2017
A critical internal review of NHS Digital has found the organisation relies on out of date technology, has skill shortages in multiple areas and its data services are operating below expectations.
WannaCry emergency measures cost central NHS agencies £180,000
19 July 2017
The emergency measures put in place over WannaCry cost NHS Digital and NHS England £180,000, revealed a member of parliament.
Bupa employee stole half a million customers’ health insurance data
19 July 2017
A rogue Bupa Global employee has stolen personal customer data from the health insurance giant, leaving over half a million people compromised.
Confidence in achieving NHS 2020 digitisation targets falls
18 July 2017
Digital Health Intelligence’s annual survey of NHS IT leaders has found confidence in achieving key national targets on digital have dropped over the past 12 months.
Somerset A&E clinicians benefit from electronic patient record
18 July 2017
Somerset clinicians providing frontline emergency care now have instant access to GP medical records of half a million patients in the county.
£86 million central funding pot for healthcare technology
17 July 2017
A £86 million pot of central funding for medicine and technology has been announced by the government in response to the Accelerated Access Review.
Isle of Man minister: Single patient record will be ‘revolutionary’
6 July 2026
Speaking to Digital Health, the Isle of Man’s health minister described plans for a single
NHS backs rollout of integrated AVT as part of £10bn tech funding
4 July 2026
NHS England is rolling out AI tools across the health service, including integrated ambient voice
Pathology transformation could unlock £450m a year for the NHS
3 July 2026
Completing the NHS’s pathology transformation programme could unlock around £450m a year for the health
Movers and Shakers news roundup
3 July 2026
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup includes new chief executives for East Cheshire NHS Trust
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
