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.
News
York and Scarborough pilots digital physiotherapy app
3 March 2026
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a pilot of Ascenti Reach, a digital physiotherapy app.
Reframe Cancer acquires digital prehabilitation firm Alvie Health
2 March 2026
Reframe Cancer, a provider of specialist cancer navigation, has acquired digital cancer prehabilitation business Alvie Health.
Open source platform launched to scale health AI innovation
2 March 2026
The AI Centre for Value-Based Healthcare and deepc has launched an open source platform to help scale healthcare AI.
York and Scarborough delays Nervecentre EPR go-live
2 March 2026
Exclusive: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed the go-live of its Nervecentre electronic patient record system.
ChatGPT Health fails to flag over 50% of medical emergencies
27 February 2026
ChatGPT Health incorrectly triages more than half of medical emergencies and frequently fails to detect suicidal ideation, a study found.
Brainomix announces £4.8m funding extension to expand in US
27 February 2026
Brainomix, a stroke and lung fibrosis AI imaging tool provider, has announced a £4.8m funding extension to expand its operations in the US.
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
