Government launches AI breast cancer trial
4 February 2025
1:30 PM
The government has announced the launch of a trial that will test how AI tools can be used to detect cases of breast cancer earlier.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing 
4 February 2025
11:30 AM
Today’s news roundup covers £10m in funding for Liverpool’s new healthtech hub and a pilot of EnrichMyCare at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
Guidance launched to ensure safety of digital mental health tech
4 February 2025
11:00 AM
The MHRA has issued guidance to help manufacturers ensure that digital mental health technologies are effective, reliable and safe.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals sets new date for Oracle EPR go-live
4 February 2025
8:30 AM
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has set a new date for the go-live of its Oracle Health electronic patient record (EPR).
New York Blood Center Enterprises hit by ransomware attack
3 February 2025
1:30 PM
A cyber attack has forced New York Blood Center Enterprises to postpone appointments despite blood shortages.
NHS Supply Chain selects Leidos as cyber security provider
3 February 2025
11:00 AM
US-based IT and defence company Leidos has been appointed cyber security provider for NHS Supply Chain under a three-year contract.
Wirral cyber attack set back cancer waiting times by months
3 February 2025
8:30 AM
Waiting times for cancer pathways at Wirral University Teaching Hospital have been “significantly impacted” by last year’s cyber incident.
£2.4m funding for AI-driven blood test to detect cancer
24 April 2025
The government, in collaboration with the NIHR, has awarded £2.4m to progress the development of
Health informatics education resource for AHPs to launch in 2025
24 April 2025
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is launching a health informatics education resource for allied health
Ming Tang to headline Summer Schools 2025 as national keynote
23 April 2025
Ming Tang, interim CDIO at NHS England, will headline this year’s Digital Health Summer Schools
App launched to support people who witness a cardiac arrest
23 April 2025
An app has been launched to support people with the emotional distress of witnessing someone
NHS trust’s ‘end-of-life’ network infrastructure risks clinical systems
23 April 2025
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has revealed that its network infrastructure is ‘end of life’,
