Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
3 October 2024
11:30 AM
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers Asda’s at-home heart test and a bold plan to shift the UK’s healthcare model from reactive to proactive.
News
Countess of Chester Hospital introduces DrDoctor patient portal
3 October 2024
11:00 AM
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with patient engagement platform (PEP) supplier DrDoctor.
Blood transfusion IT systems restored at Guy’s and St Thomas’
3 October 2024
8:30 AM
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is able to issue all blood group products for transfusions, following the cyber attack on Synnovis.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals CEO confirmed as Rewired25 keynote
2 October 2024
1:30 PM
Professor Phil Wood, CEO at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is the latest keynote speaker to be confirmed for Digital Health Rewired 2025.
Cyber Security Bill will prevent future attacks on NHS, says DSIT
2 October 2024
11:00 AM
A Bill intended to improve UK cyber defences will prevent attacks similar to the ransomware attack impacting London hospitals, said the DSIT.
Huma acquires eConsult to become ‘end-to-end tech platform’
2 October 2024
7:00 AM
Global healthcare AI firm Huma has announced its acquisition of GP online consultation and digital triage startup eConsult.
Whittington Health NHS Trust rolls out electronic prescribing
1 October 2024
1:30 PM
Whittington Health NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic prescription solution from CLEO Systems in its community heart failure team.
McDonald calls for greater honesty and culture change on NHS IT
7 November 2019
Joe McDonald said key lessons from NPfIT had not been learned and it remained difficult
Digital agency partners with Teenage Cancer Trust to redesign care portal
7 November 2019
The platform will be designed to allow young patients to be active participants in their
Scottish GP practices to benefit from £9m for IT upgrades
7 November 2019
The funding will be used to improve internet connectivity and support the deployment of Attend
Director of transformation Sam Shah leaves NHSX
6 November 2019
A spokesperson for NHSX confirmed to Digital Health News that Sam Shah left the position
NHS staff unable to access NHSMail for an afternoon
6 November 2019
NHS Digital tweeted at around 4pm on 5 November to say it was working with
