Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 May 2026
This week’s briefing features Holland & Barrett’s partnership with Phlo and an awards nod for a wound assessment app.
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French firm Doctolib acquires GP IT supplier Medicus
7 May 2026
French HealthTech firm Doctolib has acquired Medicus, aiming to bring improved technology, AI and services to GP practices across the UK.
Digital tools key to improve patient flow in the NHS, report says
6 May 2026
Digital tech should be used to support whole-system patient flow rather than simply improving bed management, Public Policy Projects states.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals uses AI to detect skin cancer faster
6 May 2026
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has begun using AI with the aim of detecting skin cancer earlier.
Lincolnshire Partnership chooses Portasana PEP
5 May 2026
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected the Portasana Patient Engagement Platform (PEP) to improve digital access.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a project to bring telehealth to an island with no GP and software for AI-assisted colonoscopies.
NHSE to move away from open source over AI security concerns
5 May 2026
NHS England has restricted access to some of its open source code to strengthen security amid concerns about the impact of AI models.
First look at Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 programme
30 April 2026
Digital Health has published a ‘first look’ at this year’s Summer Schools programme, which takes
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
30 April 2026
Today’s briefing includes cyberattacks on Ukraine’s hospitals and tech that stops organs getting damaged in
AI cuts patient call wait times by up to 90% at UHSussex
30 April 2026
Patient call wait times at University Hospitals Sussex have been cut by up to 90%
NHS to expand AI use through federated data platform
29 April 2026
The NHS is planning to ramp up the use of AI tools through the FDP,
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