Gynaecology data gaps are delaying care for women, warns report
5 March 2026
Data gaps in gynaecology are leaving women facing longer delays to diagnosis and treatment, a report has warned.
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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.
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.
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private
King’s College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who
