NHS England confirmed that it has cancelled a £69 million investment programme for electronic bed capacity management systems (eBCMS) to put additional funds into electronic patient records (EPRs) instead.
In 2023, NHSE’s transformation unit earmarked…
NHS England has raised concerns that the inappropriate use of AI translation apps in healthcare could cause risks to patient safety.
The ‘Improvement framework: community language translation and interpreting services’, published by NHSE on 27…
NHS England is investigating a cyber incident at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
A spokesperson for UCLH told Digital Health News that a software product…
An “Amazon-style” prescription tracking feature has been rolled out in the NHS App, with the aim of helping to reduce unnecessary calls and visits to pharmacies.
NHS England announced on 23 May 2025 that nearly…
Suppliers have quizzed NHS England about the relationship between the proposed single patient record (SPR) and the federated data platform (FDP).
Plans for an SPR which would connect NHS and social care data were announced…
Suppliers to the NHS have been urged to sign a charter of cyber security best practice to show their commitment to being trusted and secure partners to the health system.
An open letter, published on…
Exclusive: NHS England has confirmed that it has dropped plans to publish a dedicated digital workforce plan which was promised in 2024.
The long-delayed plan was originally expected to be published by the end of…
NHS England has launched a market engagement on a new framework for the supply of digital solutions for primary care, which will replace the expired GP IT Futures Framework.
It is looking to engage the…
NHS England has awarded a ‘tiger teams’ contract worth £13.3 million to consultancy firm KPMG to support trusts unlikely to meet the March 2026 electronic patient record (EPR) target.
According to a contract notice published…
Upheaval at the centre is a distraction which could worsen shortages of digital expertise on the frontline, argues Dawn Greaves, associate director of digital transformation at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Wes Streeting has insisted…
