Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 January 2025
Today’s news roundup covers Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s EPMA rollout and BT urging a faster move to adopting digital connectivity.
News
Vin Diwakar to keynote on Digital Transformation Stage at Rewired
23 January 2025
Dr Vin Diwakar, national director of transformation at NHS England, will open day two of Digital Health Rewired 2025 with a keynote address.
UHNM Heart and Lung Centre to help develop national AI training
23 January 2025
The Heart and Lung Centre at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) will help develop a national AI training programme.
Brain implant will be trialled by NHS to help treat neural conditions
22 January 2025
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust will trial a whole-brain computer interface to modulate brain-wide activity.
MHRA issues guidance on medical device surveillance regulation
22 January 2025
MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
High street opticians could spot dementia risk using AI tool
22 January 2025
Researchers are working with high street opticians to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from an eye test.
‘Humphrey’ AI tool launched to streamline NHS and public services
21 January 2025
The government has announced a new package of AI tools, nicknamed ‘Humphrey’ to streamline the NHS and other public services.
University Hospitals Sussex EDs switch to digital observations
18 June 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has now rolled out digital observations and prescribing in
HSE and System C roll out CareFlow Pharmacy across Ireland
17 June 2026
The HSE and System C have announced the next phase of a national agreement that
King’s pilots digital prehab for hip and knee replacement patients
17 June 2026
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a digital prehab trial for patients awaiting
FT analysis suggests FDP benefits are very uneven
16 June 2026
A report in the FT suggests waiting list reductions attributed to the FDP are heavily
The Single Patient Record: revolutionising care or rewriting trust?
16 June 2026
Jordan Sollof is joined at NHS ConfedExpo 2026 by Dr Peter Thomas and Kate Warriner
