Former NHS IT director jailed for corruption
6 January 2017
5:05 PM
In return for signing off a million-dollar IT contract his trust didn’t need, Peter Lewis was secretly paid more £90,000.
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Babylon Health to power NHS 111 with ‘AI triage’ bot
5 January 2017
5:08 PM
An a chatbot app will field less serious health complaints from 1.2 million NHS patients in North Central London as part of a NHS 111 pilot.
UCLH outsources ICT to Atos in deal worth at least £150m
5 January 2017
11:39 AM
The big London NHS trust makes another big IT investment, hinting at ambitions to become an “exemplar”.
Exclusive: Health data breaches on the rise
5 January 2017
12:00 AM
Since April 2015, UK health providers have reported more than 1300 “data security incidents”, including hundreds of cyber-attacks.
NHS barcode project aimed at improving patient safety
4 January 2017
12:00 AM
The humble barcode has been ubiquitous in retail for decades. Now the NHS is trying to use the technology to track faulty devices and improve patient safety.
London Ambulance IT down for five hours on NYD
3 January 2017
4:01 PM
Ambulance dispatchers in the capital were reduced to using pen and paper on one of the busiest nights of the year.
Hertfordshire stroke patients receive faster care via FaceTime
20 November 2024
A remote video triage system has helped more than 170 patients in Hertfordshire access life-saving
Barts Health rolls out Cynerio cyber security platform
20 November 2024
Barts Health NHS Trust has rolled out Cynerio’s healthcare-focused cyber security platform across all of
Pitchfest finalist Little Journey secures £6m Series A funding
20 November 2024
Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest finalist Little Journey has announced £6 million in Series A funding,
NHS England’s cyber chief Mike Fell announced for Rewired 2025
19 November 2024
Mike Fell, national cyber operations executive director at NHS England will deliver a national keynote
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
19 November 2024
Today’s news roundup covers a ChatGPT-based surgical robot trained on surgical videos and an NHS
