Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 March 2026
Today’s briefing features a smart shoe insole that could help prevent falls among the elderly and details of a major mental health study.
News
Accurx to supply AI-scribing tool for large-scale NHS hospital rollout
5 March 2026
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Group has selected Accurx Scribe to provide AVT.
Doctors raise safety concerns about AI discharge summary tool
4 March 2026
Doctors groups have raised safety concerns over plans to roll out an AI-Assisted Discharge Summary tool nationally through the FDP.
NIHR awards £47.8m for NHS equipment to boost clinical trials
4 March 2026
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £47.8m for equipment that will help streamline clinical trial delivery.
Support for NHS tech and AI is not evenly distributed, finds study
4 March 2026
Women, younger adults and those on low or no income are less positive about HealthTech and AI, a survey from the Health Foundation found.
NHS SBS launches £250m communication framework
3 March 2026
NHS Shared Business Services has launched a framework agreement to help the NHS improve how it communicates with its patients through tech.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
3 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes funding for Pontiro’s AI evaluation platform and a partnership between RLDatix and Blackrock Health.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
26 May 2026
Today’s briefing features VR technology for post-op recovery and an app to help men improve
Women’s health programme expands from 2 to 26 innovations
26 May 2026
A women’s health programme has expanded from supporting two health technologies to backing 26, with
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
