Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
16 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time includes a new midwifery degree which includes AI training and an NHSE call for market input on patient feedback.
News
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS rolls out digital forms via NHS App
16 September 2025
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has rolled out a digital tool for pre-operative assessment forms via the NHS App.
ICS leaders call for clarity on digital leadership
16 September 2025
A lack of clarity over digital leadership could limit the pace of digital transformation in the NHS 10 year health plan, say ICS leaders.
Applications open for the 2026 Digital Health Mentoring Programme
15 September 2025
Applications have opened for the 2026 Digital Health Networks Mentoring Programme to support the next generation of digital health leaders.
Patients in Ireland can view appointments in HSE Health App
15 September 2025
More than 900,000 patients in Ireland are now able to view their appointments in the Health Service Executive (HSE) Health App.
It’s harder than expected to implement AI in the NHS, finds study
15 September 2025
A study led by University College London researchers has found that implementing AI into NHS hospitals is harder than initially anticipated.
£3.6m awarded for XR digital mental health solutions
12 September 2025
Innovate UK has awarded £3.6m to 17 extended reality (XR) projects to create immersive digital mental health therapeutics.
North Cumbria goes live with EPR following delay by NHSE
18 May 2026
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has gone live with phase one of
Diaverum launches AI-powered kidney disease education tool
15 May 2026
Swedish renal care provider Diaverum has launched an AI health assistant designed to make kidney
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
15 May 2026
Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features electronic patient record (EPR) contract awards
James Murray appointed health secretary
15 May 2026
James Murray has been appointed health secretary, replacing Wes Streeting, who announced his resignation yesterday.
Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns after losing faith in PM
14 May 2026
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, admitting that he has “lost confidence” in Prime
