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Older woman using digital tablet
7 May 2026

GP online bookings causing isolation for older people, finds study

Research suggests older people are being excluded from GP services due to the shift towards digital-first booking systems.
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Coffee Time Briefing
7 May 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

This week's briefing features Holland & Barrett's partnership with Phlo and an awards nod for a wound assessment app.
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Emile Axelrad, founder and chief executive of Medicus (left) and Stanislas Niox-Chateau, co-founder and chief executive of Doctolib (right)
7 May 2026

French firm Doctolib acquires GP IT supplier Medicus

French HealthTech firm Doctolib has acquired Medicus, aiming to bring improved technology, AI and services to GP practices across the
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Dr Victoria Betton, director for digital, data and AI at Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
6 May 2026

Digital tools key to improve patient flow in the NHS, report says

Digital tech should be used to support whole-system patient flow rather than simply improving bed management, Public Policy Projects states.
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Joe McDonald, former NHS trust medical director, national clinical lead for IT, founder of the Great North Care Record and consultant psychiatrist
6 May 2026

NHS tech investment needs better delivery, not greater urgency

NHS digital investment is being held back not by lack of urgency but by weak delivery on the ground, writes
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Zakir Shariff, consultant plastic surgeon and clinical lead for skin cancer at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
6 May 2026

Bradford Teaching Hospitals uses AI to detect skin cancer faster

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has begun using AI with the aim of detecting skin cancer earlier.
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Simon Kelshaw, head of digital at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT)
5 May 2026

Lincolnshire Partnership chooses Portasana PEP

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected the Portasana Patient Engagement Platform (PEP) to improve digital access.
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Coffee Time Briefing
5 May 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's briefing features a project to bring telehealth to an island with no GP and software for AI-assisted colonoscopies.
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NHS England logo
5 May 2026

NHSE to move away from open source over AI security concerns

NHS England has restricted access to some of its open source code to strengthen security amid concerns about the impact
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Professor Victoria Tzortziou Brown, chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP)
1 May 2026

Outdated IT systems increasing GP workload, RCGP finds

Outdated and poorly connected IT systems are increasing GP workload pressures, a Royal College of General Practitioners report has found.
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