The winners of the 2026 Digital Health Awards have been revealed following a ceremony at Summer Schools 2026. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/digi...

Drone deliveries are set to become a core part of pathology logistics across south west London after a pilot demonstrated faster transport of urgent NHS samples between primary care and hospital laboratories. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/sout...

☕ Coffee Time Briefing ☕ Today’s briefing features a partnership between Medneo and Ramsay Health Care and an AI-powered platform for neurodivergent adults. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/digi...

Digital health innovators are being offered a specialist accelerator programme designed to help them engage with NHS primary care. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/acce...

Leeds has been selected as the UK site for a European research pilot which aims to improve the treatment of diabetes in young people through digital tools. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/leed...

Patients receiving urgent or emergency care away from home could benefit from faster access to treatment recommendations after Integrated Care Northamptonshire expanded digital care plans through the NHS National Record Locator (NRL). www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/nort...

Opinion 🗣️ After months of growing pressure, the question no longer appears to be whether Palantir will have its FDP contract terminated, but when and how it will be done to avoid triggering an expensive legal challenge, writes Jon Hoeksma. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/pres...

☕ Coffee Time Briefing ☕ Today’s briefing includes a tool to detect breast cancer using magnetic resonance imaging and a mobile EPR freeing up time for paramedics. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/digi...

Figures from across the health sector have cautiously welcomed the news that NHS England is accelerating the rollout of AI tools across the health service as part of a £10bn investment over the next three years. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/heal...

More than 5,000 data breaches have been recorded across NHS Scotland health boards since January 2023, with at least 182 members of staff disciplined and six incidents referred to Police Scotland, according to a FOI investigation by The Ferret. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/more...

More than half (54.3%) of patients said it was easy to contact their GP practice using the NHS App, up from 49% in 2025 and 44.8% in 2024, the latest GP Patient Survey results show. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/more...

Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features Powys Teaching Health Board rolling out an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/digi...

Thousands of women could avoid invasive diagnostic procedures for suspected womb cancer under an NHS trial of an AI blood test designed to identify patients at low risk of disease. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/nhs-...

☕ Coffee Time Briefing ☕ Today’s briefing features acoustic gut monitoring technology and a contraction timer to support women during labour. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/digi...

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) has begun rolling out the Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicines administration system (ePMA). www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/aneu...

Opinion 🗣️ Ahead of his appearance at Summer Schools, Andrew Griffiths, chief executive of FEDIP, explains why NHS England’s new “expectation” of registration is a turning point – and why trust boards need to have more respect for their digital experts. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/grif...

Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, has issued a stark warning to staff that they face the sack or even prison if they access patient records without a legitimate reason. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/nhs-...

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) have launched a shared patient portal. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/birm...

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) has upgraded its Nervecentre electronic patient record (EPR) system and begun the phased deployment of AI-powered ambient voice technology (AVT) to support clinical documentation. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/uni-...

☕ Coffee Time Briefing ☕ Today’s briefing features acoustic gut monitoring technology and a contraction timer to support women during labour. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/digi...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said that two new non-invasive technologies can be used in the NHS to speed up the diagnosis of endometriosis in primary care. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/nice...

The Isle of Man’s health minister has described plans for a single patient record as “revolutionary” as she outlined the opportunities and challenges of delivering healthcare to the island’s 85,000 residents. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/isle...

NHS England is accelerating the rollout of AI tools across the health service, including integrated ambient voice technology (AVT), as part of a £10bn tech investment over the next three years. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/nhs-...

Completing the NHS’s pathology transformation programme could unlock around £450m a year for reinvestment in the workforce, digital infrastructure and quality improvement, according to a review commissioned by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/path...

Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup includes new chief executives for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, East Cheshire NHS Trust and East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/move...

Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM) has supported NHS organisations across the region to secure a share of the £85 million national investment aimed at transforming obesity care through more integrated, digitally enabled services. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/midl...

Everyone is asking whether the NHS workforce is ready for AI, but we should also be asking whether it’s ready to work safely without it, writes Yvette Khozam, chief pharmacy information officer at Mid and South Essex and Essex Partnership Uni NHS FTs. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/de-s...

☕ Coffee Time Briefing ☕ Today’s briefing includes medical cannabis accreditation and a system to improve musculoskeletal performance or rehabilitation. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/digi...

Sheffield City Council has become the first local authority in England to approve a motion formally opposing Palantir’s involvement in the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP). www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/shef...

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has begun rolling out a digital triage system across its emergency departments as part of its Virtual Hospital programme, which aims to improve patient flow and prioritise the most urgent cases. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/nhs-...

Four companies developing health and social care solutions have been crowned winners of the Isle of Man’s 2026 Innovation Challenge. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/07/winn...

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust has gone live with an interoperable digital medicines management system. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/midl...

Today’s Coffee Time Briefing features quantum simulation for drug discovery tech and new digital healthcare infrastructure in Morocco. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/digi...

Patients using online prescribing services may be at risk of harm because NHS and independent healthcare providers cannot consistently share vital health information, according to a new investigation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/pati...

The final round of speakers for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 has been announced, with experienced NHS digital leaders joining the line-up. digitalhealth.net/2026/06/fina...

The NHS is failing to capitalise on some of AI’s biggest productivity benefits by underusing the technology for administrative tasks, new workforce census data from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) reveals. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/ai-u...

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only seven NHS organisations in the UK to achieve HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 6 accreditation. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/frim...

The extreme heatwave is having a significant impact on the NHS in England, with hospitals declaring critical incidents and reporting failures affecting cooling systems, diagnostic equipment and IT infrastructure. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/nhs-...

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has selected Omega 365’s Project and Asset Management system to support its major hospital development programme, including the planned new Frimley Park Hospital. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/omeg...

☕ Coffee Time Briefing ☕ Today’s briefing features a rise in the use of translation services driven by high petrol costs and a liver toxicity testing breakthrough. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/digi...

Opinion 🗣️ Jon Hoeksma examines what Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting, two former health secretaries running the country might mean for NHS IT investment and the £10bn digitisation pledge already made. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/what...

Two studies have received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) as part of an £8 million initiative supporting AI projects aimed at reducing NHS waiting times and improving patient care. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/oxfo...

Three national NHS leaders shaping the future of digital health have been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026, which takes place on 16-17 July at the University of Nottingham. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/nati...

The absence of a delivery chapter in the 10 year plan drew criticism when it was launched last summer, but it hasn’t been a problem for Salma Yasmeen, chief executive of Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS FT. Read in full below 👇 www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/yasm...

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSussex) has signed a contract with Alcidion to deliver an electronic patient record (EPR) system. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/univ...

Manchester Metropolitan University will promote AI for business and the development of wearable health technologies through funding awarded by UK Research and Innovation’s Local Innovation Partnership Fund (LIPF). www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/manc...

☕ Coffee Time Briefing ☕ Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the MHRA and the FDA. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/digi...

Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) programme at NHS England, has said the platform is “here to stay” but the current contract will be reviewed ahead of a decision next year on whether to extend it. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/fdp-...

NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online hospital trust. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/nhs-...

Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system from Better Meds. www.digitalhealth.net/2026/06/powy...