Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers a milestone for the National Centre for Child Health Technology and a WhatsApp channel launched by NHSE.
News
Naq raises £5.1m to help HealthTech firms meet cyber standards
9 September 2025
Naq has raised €6 million (£5.1m) to help HealthTech companies meet NHS standards amid rising cyber threats and regulatory delays.
Warning that NHS league tables must not be ‘instruments of blame’
9 September 2025
Concerns have been raised that NHS league tables for England published today could be used as “instruments of blame”.
Dartford and Gravesham deploys electronic test ordering system
8 September 2025
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic test ordering system to help staff place imaging and pathology orders.
AI-enabled pregnancy ultrasound to be trialled in NHS hospitals
8 September 2025
An AI obstetric imaging tool will be trialled across four NHS hospitals to help identify congenital problems at the 20 week pregnancy scan.
Oracle Health EPR to go live across two Essex trusts
5 September 2025
An Oracle Health electronic patient record system called Nova is being implemented in phases from next year across two Essex NHS trusts.
MyWay Digital Health raises £3m for AI chronic disease solutions
5 September 2025
MyWay Digital Health (MWDH) has secured a £3 million investment to accelerate the development of new AI-enabled products.
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
