Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
20 January 2026
Today’s briefing features funding for preventive healthcare company Ahead Health, and an AI-powered teeth straightening solution.
News
Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026 shortlist revealed
20 January 2026
A shortlist of 16 digital health start-ups has been selected to advance to the next stage of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board rolls out Clinisys WinPath
19 January 2026
The Blood Transfusion service at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) has gone live with Clinisys WinPath.
VR project aims to boost UKâs medicine manufacturing skills
19 January 2026
A ÂŁ4.3 million UK government scheme is aiming to encourage more than 140,000 people into medicine manufacturing using VR training.
Anthropic and Google follow OpenAI to launch healthcare AI
19 January 2026
Anthropic and Google are the latest major players to announce AI tools designed for healthcare, following the launch of ChatGPT Health.
Digital Healthâs monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
16 January 2026
Our first roundup of 2026 features the go-live of an Epic electronic health record at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
Nordic firms to bring HealthTech to Yorkshire and Humber region
16 January 2026
Eleven Nordic HealthTech companies have been selected to bring their innovations to the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on womenâs health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in womenâs health
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a menâs health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger
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 âunlimited accessâ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir âunlimited accessâ 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
