NHS App expansion saves 1.5 million appointments
28 April 2025
1:30 PM
The government’s accelerated rollout of the NHS App has saved 1.5 million appointments and helped cut waiting times for patients.
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Voting opens for Digital Health Network Advisory Panel elections
28 April 2025
11:00 AM
Voting has opened for members of the Digital Health Networks to decide the members of the advisory panels for the 2025-2027 term.
Children’s Health Ireland signs five-year deal with Sectra
28 April 2025
8:30 AM
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has signed a five-year contract with medical imaging and cyber security company Sectra.
Applications open for University of Edinburgh’s AI accelerator
25 April 2025
1:30 PM
The University of Edinburgh has opened applications for its 2025 AI Accelerator programme.
Open Medical platform to support occupational therapy in Moray
25 April 2025
11:00 AM
The Rural Centre of Excellence for Digital Health and Care and Open Medical are creating a digital triage pathway for occupational therapy.
Drones could be used for NHS deliveries under new UK regulations
25 April 2025
8:30 AM
Drones could be deployed for NHS deliveries under new UK regulations planned for 2026, allowing flights beyond visual line of sight limit.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to launch 1,000-bed virtual ward
24 April 2025
1:30 PM
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and digital health company Doccla have announced plans to launch “Scotland’s largest virtual hospital”.
Delay to 700,000 patient opt-outs
12 May 2015
The Health and Social Care Information Centre is “extremely concerned” that 700,000 patient objections to
RCP apps guidance attacked
12 May 2015
Recent guidance from the Royal College of Physicians that says doctors should only use medical
Hunt back as health secretary
11 May 2015
Jeremy Hunt is to remain health secretary following the Conservative Party’s victory in last week’s
Weston retains Cerner until acquisition
11 May 2015
Weston Area Health NHS Trust has signed a £3.2 million deal to continue using Cerner
Super hospital “catalyst” for paperless
11 May 2015
The opening of Glasgow’s new £842 million super hospital has been a “catalyst” towards moving
