Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
4 December 2025
This week’s briefing includes Kooth’s acquisition of Kismet Health’s telehealth platform and seed funding for Cellbyte.
News
AI tool helps spot deadly clots in stroke patients faster, study shows
4 December 2025
An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.
UK should make money from NHS patient data, says health minister
4 December 2025
The UK should leverage its new Health Data Research Service for the “benefit of the Treasury coffers”, health minister Zubir Ahmed said.
Humanoid robots to feature at Digital Health Rewired 2026
3 December 2025
Rewired 2026 attendees will have a chance to see a live demonstration of humanoid robots that could revolutionise NHS patient care.
Greater Manchester upgrades PACS cloud portal for image sharing
3 December 2025
NHS hospital trusts across the north west of England will share patients’ radiology images through an upgraded cloud portal from early 2026.
Ireland hits record €491m health tech VC investment
3 December 2025
Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million across 89 VC deals.
Scottish refreshed Life Sciences Strategy plans to harness AI
2 December 2025
The Scottish government has published a refreshed Life Sciences Strategy, which includes harnessing new technologies such as AI.
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
