Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
3 July 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing includes STADA’s Health Report 2025 and its findings on trust in AI and a partnership for Brainomix and 3DR Labs.
News
NICE welcomes the equal treatment of health tech with medicines
3 July 2025
NICE has welcomed the inclusion of a rules-based pathway for medical technologies in the government’s upcoming NHS 10 year health plan.
NHS will be ‘digital by default’ under 10 year health plan
3 July 2025
Keir Starmer will launch the government’s 10 year health plan today by setting out plans for the NHS to be ‘digital by default’.
Lifeyear raises £2.4m for remote patient management platform
2 July 2025
Lifeyear has raised €2.8 million (£2.4m) to launch its remote patient management platform in the UK to deliver at-home cardiovascular care.
Digital Health Unplugged: Rethinking EPR procurement and optimisation
2 July 2025
Jordan Sollof is joined by Mark Hutchinson of Altera to discuss EPR procurement, optimisation and delivering tangible benefits.
DHSC to launch ‘innovator passport’ to accelerate tech adoption
2 July 2025
An ‘innovator passport’ is being introduced to allow technology that has been assessed by one NHS organisation to be rolled out to others.
Pitchfest finalist MediShout secures £6.6m Series A funding
1 July 2025
Former Pitchfest finalist MediShout has raised $9 million (£6.6m) in Series A funding to accelerate expansion across Europe and the US.
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
