Digital Health Christmas Coffee Briefing 🎄
23 December 2025
Our Christmas Coffee Briefing features festive-themed news, including how lessons from the Covid pandemic can help ease NHS winter pressures.
News
Mental Health Act patient info included in London Care Record
23 December 2025
Mental Health Act (MHA) patient information is now available in the London Care Record, OneLondon has announced.
Digital pathway launches for infected blood scandal support
22 December 2025
PCMIS Health Technologies and NHS England have launched an Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS) digital pathway.
AHPs urged to ‘be brave’ on digital as maturity gaps revealed
22 December 2025
AHPs must step into digital leadership if the NHS is to deliver on the digital ambitions of the 10 year health plan, a panel of experts said.
NHS England quietly removes open source policy web pages
22 December 2025
Concerns have been raised that NHS England has removed all open-source policy pages from its websites without any explanation.
Rotherham deploys Patient Initiated Follow-up through NHS App
19 December 2025
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has deployed Patient Initiated Follow-up (PIFU) through the NHS App, in partnership with Netcall.
OneAdvanced acquires online GP triage firm Patchs Health
19 December 2025
Software supplier OneAdvanced has acquired Patchs Health Limited following a partnership between the two companies.
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
