Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
15 August 2025
This contracts and go lives roundup includes new electronic patient records for Luton Sexual Health and Northampton General Hospital.
News
MHRA approves AI tool to detect healthcare-associated infections
14 August 2025
HealthTech firm Sanome has gained regulatory approval for its AI warning system which predicts and prevents healthcare-associated infections.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 August 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing includes a partnership between Devon Council and System C, and Oracle’s next-gen electronic health record.
Scottish accelerator invests £1m in female-led HealthTech startups
14 August 2025
Three female cofounded HealthTech firms have secured over £1m investment from STAC, Scotland’s industry-led accelerator for tech start-ups.
AI assistance may lead to loss of skills in health professionals
14 August 2025
Routine use of AI reduced health professionals’ abilities to detect precancerous growths without the technology, according to researchers.
App launches to prevent distressed behaviours in dementia patients
13 August 2025
A digital tool to help identify and prevent distressed behaviours in dementia patients will be showcased by the Alzheimer’s Society.
Ergéa and Newton’s Tree partner to provide integrated AI solution
13 August 2025
Ergéa and Newton’s Tree have partnered with the aim of improving healthcare organisations through integrated, AI-enabled digital solutions.
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
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine
Movers and Shakers news roundup
8 May 2026
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features a new chief executive for Oxford Health NHS
