Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
17 March 2026
Today’s briefing features a UK charity that uses AI to identify medicines that could be repurposed to treat rare genetic conditions.
News
De-identified UK Biobank health data accidentally published online
17 March 2026
UK Biobank has confirmed that volunteers’ de-identified health data has sometimes been unintentionally published online by researchers.
Why NHS innovation stalls
17 March 2026
Mindy Simon of the NHS Innovation Accelerator, and Elina Naydenova of Feebris, discuss the barriers to scaling innovation in the NHS.
Study finds virtual treatment can benefit eating disorder patients
16 March 2026
Research from Oxford Health has found that virtual treatment can help prevent admissions and support recovery for eating disorder patients.
Feedback Medical and Patients Know Best announce partnership
16 March 2026
A partnership will bring together Feedback Medical’s elective care platform with Patients Know Best’s personal health record solution.
Child rapist could have profiled victims through NHS data access
16 March 2026
A former NHS analyst and convicted child rapist could have used unaudited database queries to profile his victims.
Somerset and Dorset sign £222m contract with Epic for unified EPR
13 March 2026
Four NHS trusts in Dorset and Somerset have signed a £222 million contract with Epic to implement a unified EPR system across the region.
Graphnet remote monitoring grows across 16 NHS organisations
22 May 2026
NHS organisations are expanding the use of remote monitoring services in a bid to deliver
Rotherham NHS FT cuts IT help desk calls by 28% with AI
22 May 2026
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has reduced IT help desk call volumes by 28% after
One in seven use AI chatbots instead of seeing a doctor, poll finds
21 May 2026
One in seven UK adults prefer to use AI chatbots for healthcare advice rather than
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 May 2026
Today’s briefing features technology for the early detection of dementia and biometric fingerprin access at
Robotic surgery tech to help cut West Hertfordshire waiting lists
21 May 2026
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is using advanced robotic surgery technology to speed up
