Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
25 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes the news that every NHS stroke centre in England has been equipped with AI software.
News
Charlotte Refsum to return as Rewired speaker in 2026
25 September 2025
Dr Charlotte Refsum will make a welcome return to Digital Health Rewired in 2026, which takes place on 24-25 March at the NEC in Birmingham.
More than 100,000 Universal Care Plans created in London
25 September 2025
More than 100,000 care plans have been created for Londoners using the Universal Care Plan (UCP) since the programme launched in 2022.
Technology and digital ‘vital’ for NHS productivity says Jim Mackey
24 September 2025
Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive at NHSE, has stressed the role of technology and digital in meeting the ambitions of the 10 year health plan.
Applications open for Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026
24 September 2025
Applications for Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026, the UK’s most high-profile digital health start-up competition, have opened.
Patients complain about disruption following new EPR in Sheffield
24 September 2025
Patients have complained about disruption to outpatient bookings following the introduction of a new EPR at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
Digital Health advisory panels welcome new AHP members
23 September 2025
Digital Health Networks has welcomed two new allied health professional (AHP) members to its advisory panels.
GP practice outages caused by IT firewall issue
27 April 2026
A network outage which disrupted access to clinical systems at several GP surgeries was caused
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
