Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
19 August 2025
This edition of Coffee Time includes a NICE consultation on updates to its HealthTech programme manual and Epic launching an AI scribe.
News
Digital Health Unplugged: The award winners driving digital transformation
19 August 2025
Three of the 2025 Digital Health Awards winners discuss how they are driving digital transformation and discuss the NHS 10 year health plan.
OneAdvanced purchases INPS Vision EPR
19 August 2025
OneAdvanced has purchased certain assets of In Practice Systems (INPS) relating to the Vision electronic patient record (EPR) system.
AI-assisted tool on FDP will help write hospital discharge letters
18 August 2025
The NHS federated data platform will host a new AI-assisted discharge summaries tool, the government has announced.
Patchwork Health welcomes 17 new partnerships in eight months
18 August 2025
Digital health firm Patchwork Health has welcomed 17 new partnerships since its acquisition of L2P last year.
AI used by local authorities may introduce gender bias in care
18 August 2025
Large language models used by local authorities in England may be introducing gender bias into care decisions, according to researchers.
Dorset Care Record accessed record 175,000 times in July 2025
15 August 2025
The Dorset Care Record (DCR) was accessed more than 175,000 times by patients in July 2025.
Birmingham NHS trust to digitise over 235m patient records
2 June 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Miziac will digitise more than 235m patient record
Single patient record could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, gov claims
1 June 2026
The government has claimed that the single patient record could prevent up to 20,000 A&E
NHS trusts lack support to manage ePMA safety risks, HSSIB says
1 June 2026
A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety
Derbyshire Healthcare to roll out Psyomics mental health platform
29 May 2026
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will roll out Psyomics’digital platform to improve access to community
NHS SBS and Salesforce launch AI finance support platform
29 May 2026
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has partnered with Salesforce to launch an AI platform
