Record 39 million people registered for the NHS App
An end-of-year update released by NHS England says that the NHS App has more than 39 million registered users.
The app is a key part of the 10 year health plan and intended to become…
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Digital Health’s 2025 Review: Top 10 news stories
The year 2025 saw the publication of a new NHS 10 year health plan for England, an announcement that NHS England will be merged into the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and…
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Mental health apps win global Women’s Digital Health Challenge
Two apps aimed at supporting mental health during pregnancy and motherhood have won a global innovation award for women’s health.
The Ripple Women’s Digital Health Challenge programme is delivered by n0-code digital health platform Cogniss,…
Mental Health Act patient info included in London Care Record
Mental Health Act (MHA) patient information is now available in the London Care Record, OneLondon has announced.
The London Care Record is a single view of a person’s health and care information used by more…
Digital pathway launches for infected blood scandal support
A digital pathway has been launched to facilitate dedicated psychological support to those affected by the national infected blood scandal.
More than 30,000 people, mainly with haemophilia, were given HIV and hepatitis infected blood products…
AHPs urged to ‘be brave’ on digital as maturity gaps revealed
Prabha Vijayakumar, national chief AHP information officer, NHS England, Emma Jackson, chief AHP and nursing information officer, Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, and Amy Freeman, chief digital information officer, University Hospitals of…
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NHS England quietly removes open source policy web pages
NHS England has removed open source policy pages from its websites without any announcement or explanation to the public.
Open source software allows source code to be publicly available to view and scrutinise, in contrast…
Rotherham deploys Patient Initiated Follow-up through NHS App
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has deployed Patient Initiated Follow-up (PIFU) through the NHS App, in partnership with Netcall.
This development, which went live on 10 December 2025, aligns with the NHS App’s core purpose set…
OneAdvanced acquires online GP triage firm Patchs Health
Ric Thompson, senior vice president of health and care at OneAdvanced (Credit: OneAdvanced)
Software provider OneAdvanced has acquired AI primary care healthcare provider Patchs Health Limited following a partnership between the two companies.
The purchase…
NHS GP software supplier hit by cyber attack
DXS International which provides healthcare technology for the NHS has disclosed a cyber attack, which has led to data being stolen.
The UK-based company provides software that helps to reduce costs for doctors and primary…