Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
22 January 2026
Today’s briefing includes an Epic deployment in Germany, and investment in a data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder.
News
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals launches electronic prescribing
22 January 2026
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic prescribing and medicine administration (ePMA) system.
Major IT failure impacts Kent and Medway GP practices
21 January 2026
GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being suspended.
Yorkshire LGBTQ+ charity helps promote digital health inclusion
21 January 2026
Patient.info has partnered with Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs for older LGBTQ+ people across West Yorkshire.
NHS App to become national channel for the ‘shift to prevention’
21 January 2026
The NHS App is becoming the national channel for preventative healthcare, said Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHSE.
Norfolk and Waveney delays EPR to ‘take extra time to get it right’
20 January 2026
An £88m EPR for Norfolk and Waveney has been delayed to allow time to ‘get it right’, said Ed Prosser-Snelling, interim director of digital.
Two major UK hospitals to deploy AI to help detect infections
20 January 2026
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will deploy Sanome’s MEMORI AI tool.
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
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
Lincolnshire Partnership chooses Portasana PEP
5 May 2026
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected the Portasana Patient Engagement Platform (PEP) to improve
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a project to bring telehealth to an island with no GP and
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
