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

🧗‍♀️Glasgow-founded digital health company Phlo has just been named the HealthTechX Growth Award 2025 winner after reporting 500% year-on-year revenue growth and dispensing more than 200,000 weight-loss prescriptions since January.  The company says its growth was driven by the rapid adoption of its digital health platform, Phlo Clinic, which offers digital consultations and treatment pathways for weight management and preventive health.

🏠Digital-first home healthcare provider Cera has announced it has delivered 100 million patient home visits since it launched nine years ago. This is equivalent to more than 5,700 years of continuous face-to-face care time. In terms of volume, it is comparable to visiting every home in the UK four times, or every person aged 65+ ten times over.

👩‍💻 Life Analytics has announced the launch of Facial Dynamics, a digital platform designed to transform facial rehabilitation through augmented reality and remote monitoring. Developed in collaboration with clinicians and academics across the UK, Facial Dynamics provides stroke and tremor patients with access to neurorehabilitation from their home via a smartphone or tablet.

📸 Hyland and Tribun Health have joined forces to advance pathology workflows by integrating Tribun Health’s platform with Hyland’s enterprise imaging solutions. The partnership aims to AI and digital technology at the core of diagnostics to enable pathologists to work faster and smarter.

❓ Did you know that?

Health technology providers Everon Group and Howz have launched a white paper revealing that disrupted sleep is strongly correlated with increased fall risk, reduced resilience and wider deterioration in wellbeing.

The report, ‘Independent Living, Intelligent Insight: The Role of Evercare in the Next Generation of TECS‘, published on 4 December, highlights how wearable technology and machine learning analytics can transform reactive telecare into a proactive, preventative model.

The study demonstrates that continuous monitoring of routines, mobility and sleep patterns can provide early warning signs of health or wellbeing decline, allowing timely intervention before incidents occur.

📖 What we’re reading

A Nuffield Trust report, published on 3 December, shows a rise in GPs using AI tools such as ChatGPT to produce appointment summaries and assist with diagnosis

The survey of 2,108 GPs revealed that 28% use AI tools, with 13% using tools provided by their practice, 11% using tools they have obtained independently, and 4% using a combination of both.

Researchers also found significant variation in AI adoption among GPs across different demographic groups. Male GPs were significantly more likely to use AI than female GPs, at 33% and 25% respectively, while those working in socioeconomically deprived areas were less likely to use AI.

Additionally, GPs in England were more likely to use AI than those in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Of those who use AI, more than half (57%) were using AI tools for clinical documentation and note taking. Around four out of 10 GPs use AI tools for professional development (45%) and administrative tasks (44%), but fewer use AI tools to support clinical decision-making (28%)

🚨 Upcoming events

16 January 2026, 12.30-1.30pm, Online – Digital Tools Proven to Shift to Wellness and Prevention