Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 June 2026
Today’s briefing features an app designed to help people manage physical ageing and a health service being rolled out across 31 EU agencies.
News
Stockport trust completes rollout of new pathology LIMS
9 June 2026
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s pathology department has gone live with a laboratory information system to enhance test results processing.
NHSE to roll out Microsoft AI assistant to 505,000 NHS staff
8 June 2026
NHS England is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and support staff across healthcare services.
NHSBT study to use AI and genomic data for blood matching
8 June 2026
An NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) study will evaluate an algorithm designed to improve blood matching for people with sickle cell disorder.
North Ayrshire selects Totalmobile platform to modernise care visits
5 June 2026
North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) will implement Totalmobile’s digital platform to improve care at home services.
Data guardian seeks clarification on Palantir patient data access
5 June 2026
The National Data Guardian has asked NHSE to explain how Palantir staff gained access to patient data in the FDP, something it was unaware of.
Movers and Shakers news roundup
5 June 2026
This Movers and Shakers roundup includes health secretary Wes Streeting’s resignation and the appointment of his replacement James Murray.
Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to £400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Ireland’s health trusts has soared
Sheffield introduces surgical robot to advance cancer care
24 April 2026
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled a new robotic-assisted surgery system to advance
NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions
24 April 2026
NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive
Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website
23 April 2026
De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on
Chelsea and Westminster FDP success ‘flawed’, finds analysis
23 April 2026
A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the
