Peter Thomas appointed CCIO at Moorfields Eye Hospital
30 June 2021
2:00 PM
Peter Thomas is due to step into the chief clinical information officer (CCIO) role at Moorfields Eye Hospital in August.
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Covid-19 passports to go live in Northern Ireland ‘from next week’
30 June 2021
12:30 PM
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health announced its Covid-19 passport could be live by Monday, July 5 – ahead of the previously expected July 19 date.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ takes delivery of fourth surgical robot
30 June 2021
11:00 AM
Guy’s and St Thomas’ has taken delivery of a fourth surgical robot in a bid to speed up cancer operations delayed by the pandemic.
Amazon Web Services launches healthcare accelerator
30 June 2021
12:05 AM
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching a four-week virtual programme tailored to accelerating growth for healthcare start-ups.
Sajid Javid stands down from £150k AI advisory role
29 June 2021
4:00 PM
Sajid Javid was receiving £151,835 per annum from C3.ai for 80-96 hours work annually, working out to roughly £1,500 per hour.
Digital Health Networks: Javid must not kick digital ‘into the long grass’
29 June 2021
3:00 PM
Dr James Reed, chair of the Digital Health CCIO Network, warned new health secretary Sajid Javid against making “change for the sake of change”.
ReStart and Better partner up to improve data interoperability in the NHS
29 June 2021
2:00 PM
Restart is to supply interoperability services to Better’s digital health platform, aiming to simplify and accelerate digitalisation across the NHS.
MHRA issues guidance on medical device surveillance regulation
22 January 2025
MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 January 2025
Today’s coffee briefing covers the EU’s healthcare cyber security action plan and the UK’s approval
Digital Health sells to CloserStill
20 January 2025
Digital Health Intelligence has concluded a deal to sell its events, news and networks businesses
NHS trusts warned that ‘legacy debt’ could pose patient safety risk
20 January 2025
CSOs have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by NHS trusts historically
Cyber attack cost Synnovis estimated £32.7m in 2024
20 January 2025
The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis cost an estimated £32.7 million in 2024, company
