Norfolk and Waveney delays EPR to ‘take extra time to get it right’
20 January 2026
An £88m EPR for Norfolk and Waveney has been delayed to allow time to ‘get it right’, said Ed Prosser-Snelling, interim director of digital.
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Two major UK hospitals to deploy AI to help detect infections
20 January 2026
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will deploy Sanome’s MEMORI AI tool.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
20 January 2026
Today’s briefing features funding for preventive healthcare company Ahead Health, and an AI-powered teeth straightening solution.
Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026 shortlist revealed
20 January 2026
A shortlist of 16 digital health start-ups has been selected to advance to the next stage of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board rolls out Clinisys WinPath
19 January 2026
The Blood Transfusion service at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) has gone live with Clinisys WinPath.
VR project aims to boost UK’s medicine manufacturing skills
19 January 2026
A £4.3 million UK government scheme is aiming to encourage more than 140,000 people into medicine manufacturing using VR training.
Anthropic and Google follow OpenAI to launch healthcare AI
19 January 2026
Anthropic and Google are the latest major players to announce AI tools designed for healthcare, following the launch of ChatGPT Health.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least £13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than £13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems
NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger
