Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Your morning summary of digital health news, information and events to know about if you want to be “in the know”.

👇 News

📋Naq has launched a suite of AI-powered digital health automated tools designed to reduce the time and costs involved with meeting complex compliance standards. The tool, backed by an Innovate UK Smart Grant, uses expert-driven automation grounded in trusted frameworks, including guidance from the NHS, UK Information Commissioner’s Office and the National Cyber Security Centre.

🚚 Vyne Online has been awarded Customer Experience Tech of the Year at the National Technology Awards 2025. Available as both an app and desktop version, Vyne Online allows clinicians to place their prescription orders, eliminating the need to call a home delivery service. It also supports them in managing and tracking orders securely.

💧 Imperial College London startup Flomark has raised £300,000 for a health tech device that monitors fluid output from IV drips. The solution aims to improve fluid management in hospital patients for better healthcare outcomes. Investors included the Imperial College Enterprise Fund and the British Design Fund. The solution uses a sterile, single-use flow meter that integrates with standard gravity IV sets.

👭 Aneira Health has launched a precision medicine platform for women which aims to tackle the problems of misdiagnosis, waiting lists and help chronic women’s health conditions with personalised, tech-enabled care. It combines clinical care with state-of-the-art diagnostics, computational biology and AI-driven tech to ensure continuous, female-focused support and real solutions.

🛫 A delegation of UK health tech exhibited in the ABHI UK Pavilion at WHX Miami 2025, which took place on 11-13 June 2025. UK exhibitors included Biopanda Reagents Ltd; BLOCCS; GBUK Group; Seers Medical; and Surtex Instruments. Attendance is designed to accelerate global growth for the UK firms and offer a springboard into the booming healthcare markets in the US and Latin America. Last year’s event facilitated an estimated $480m in business, with this year’s event expected to surpass that figure.

❓Did you know?

Data from PocDoc‘s Healthy Heart Check suggests that more than half of young adults in the UK might have a ‘heart age’ older than their actual age.

‘Heart age’ is a vital barometer of a person’s health and is informed by a number of metrics, including height, weight, cholesterol levels and blood pressure.

It can indicate those individuals who are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. The findings show that more than half (52%) of individuals aged 28 to 40 fall into this category.

For those between 30 and 40 years old who have an accelerated heart age, the difference averages five years older than their chronological age. Among 25 to 30-year-olds, almost a third (32%) display an older heart age.

PocDoc says that the figures highlight a growing concern about cardiovascular health risks emerging in younger generations and a potential gap in early health monitoring, as current NHS health checks typically begin at age 40.

📖 What we’re listening to 🎧

Episode 56 of the National Health Executive (NHE) podcast explores how teleradiology is fundamentally reshaping diagnostic services across the UK.

‘Tackling Clinical Governance in Teleradiology’ delves into how the technology can boost efficiency, reduce patient waiting times and still deliver consistent, high-quality reporting even when faced with staffing challenges.

The discussion highlights how technological advancements are key to breaking down geographical barriers, supporting radiologists to interpret complex scans and deliver diagnoses remotely, regardless of their location.

🚨Upcoming events

17-18 July, University of Warwick – Summer Schools 2025