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

📲 Radiographers from University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust has developed an app to provide radiographer students and apprentices instant access to clinical learning resources. The app went live in July and is secured with UHNM Trust login credentials.

🫀 Blackpool Victoria Hospital is transforming its cardiac care with Canon Medical’s Aquilion ONE / INSIGHT Edition CT scanner with the INSTINX platform. The scanner improves image quality, optimises workflow and supports Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to provide specialist regional care for its patients.

🔌 Bender UK has launched Bender Pulse, a cloud-connected condition monitoring platform that delivers 24/7 visibility of medical power systems, energy use and developing electrical faults across healthcare settings.

📍 NEC Software Solutions has acquired Capcorp, provider of Geographic Information Systems and web mapping software. The integration of Cadcorp’s technology with NEC’s existing platforms will enable a more connected and responsive approach for delivering location-based intelligence.

🗣️ Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc has announced the commercial launch of a proprietary speaker identification solution. The solution aims to tackle duplicate participant enrolment in clinical trials and is set to be deployed by a large pharmaceutical customer in Q4 2025.

❓Did you know?

According to research from IP specialists Marks & Clerk, the global 3D printing industry is evolving faster than anticipated, with its market value now projected to reach $57.1 billion by 2028.

The forecast significantly exceeds earlier long-term projections, a leap attributed to both growing demand and the development of a more supportive legal framework.

Recent regulatory changes in the UK and European Union are highlighted as a key driver of this accelerated growth. Notably, as of 1 May 2025, the EU’s registered design system was updated to provide explicit protection for non-physical designs, such as 3D print files. This reform gives rights holders the ability to legally block the unauthorised copying and sharing of these digital design files.

Additionally, the European Patent Office has been allowing patent protection for additive manufacturing software since July 2022, closing what was considered a significant gap in IP coverage.

These legal advancements are described as making the sector more navigable and secure for businesses.

Susan Bradley, a partner at Marks & Clerk, said that 3D printing is “no longer a future-facing technology,” and the new regulatory framework offers practical tools for competitiveness and investor confidence.

🎧 What we’re listening to

A podcast from National Health Executive, published on 1 August 2025, discusses the topic of cybersecurity in healthcare organisations, looking at risks that are often overlooked and how to protect staff, patients and systems.

Guests include: Chris Clinton, cofounder of Naq Cyber; Michael Knight, CISO at NHS South East London Integrated Care System; Patrick Maw, medical device integration and cybersecurity at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and Nasser Arif, cybersecurity manager at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust.

🚨Upcoming events

5 September 2025, online event – Bridging the Digital Divide: Leadership strategies for cross-sector collaboration to reduce health inequalities