{"podcast":{"title":"Belfast News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"belfast-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598384","podcast_index_feed_id":7598384,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/bridgeport-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/bridgeport-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1543,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Belfast News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Belfast—from local news and business to politics, culture, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Belfast News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T14:17:25.822014+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/belfast-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598384"},"episode":{"title":"Encompass Glitch Leaves 50K Referrals Missing | Belfast News","slug":"encompass-glitch-leaves-50k-referrals-missing-belfast-news","published_at":"2026-06-29T15:03:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/belfast-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598384/encompass-glitch-leaves-50k-referrals-missing-belfast-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/belfast-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598384","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/6c97a1fc-11e6-4aa5-817f-af358ff3dc38.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/6c97a1fc-11e6-4aa5-817f-af358ff3dc38.mp3","summary":"Northern Ireland’s new health system, Encompass, hit a major snag—nearly 50,000 patient referral letters failed to reach GPs, sparking alarm over the tech’s reliability. Health Minister Mike Nesbitt admitted the breakdown, stressing even “no-need-to-see” referrals matter, and called the failure regrettable given the system’s hefty investment and promised fail-safes. The cause is still under investigation, with both technical and human error being considered. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/ed04f0ecd0c37214","meta_description":"Northern Ireland’s new health system, Encompass, hit a major snag—nearly 50,000 patient referral letters failed to reach GPs, sparking alarm over the tech…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":83,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/belfast-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598384/episodes/encompass-glitch-leaves-50k-referrals-missing-belfast-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/belfast-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598384/encompass-glitch-leaves-50k-referrals-missing-belfast-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}