Patient safety

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Clare Crowley, senior safety investigator at the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)
1 June 2026

NHS trusts lack support to manage ePMA safety risks, HSSIB says

A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety risks linked to ePMA systems.
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28 April 2026

Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack

Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised access to some of its
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Professor Victoria Tzortziou Brown, chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP)
4 March 2026

Doctors raise safety concerns about AI discharge summary tool

Doctors groups have raised safety concerns over plans to roll out an AI-Assisted Discharge Summary tool nationally through the FDP.
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Rachel Power, chief executive of The Patients Association
18 February 2026

Patients call for transparency around the use of AI in healthcare

The Patients Association has called for more transparency around the use of AI in healthcare in response to the MHRA's
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Nick Woodier, senior safety investigator at the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)
1 December 2025

Insufficient EPR training contributes to risk of patient harm

EPR training is often not sufficient to equip staff with the knowledge needed to use systems effectively, according to a
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Coffee Time Briefing
7 October 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's edition of Coffee Time Briefing includes funding for Miiskin and BoobyBiome and the Discovery Spark business development programme.
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Leanne Cooper, chief operating officer and senior responsible officer for the EPR programme at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
11 September 2025

Airedale appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers to help deliver EPR

Exclusive: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has appointed professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to help deliver its delayed EPR.
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Coffee Time Briefing
26 August 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

This Coffee Time includes AI guidance from NHSE's Digitising Social Care programme and a report on the cost of poor
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21 July 2025

Electronic communication failures lead to patient harm, finds report

An HSSIB report has found that poor electronic communication following a hospital discharge is leading to patient safety risks.
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eTriage kiosks
31 March 2025

NHS Lanarkshire to launch eTriage to improve patient safety

NHS Lanarkshire is set to introduce eTriage, a digital check-in and triage system designed to improve patient safety.
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