Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
8 October 2024
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers the first pulse field ablation cases at UHCW and a promising AI study at Bolton NHS Trust.
News
Study examines how robots can assist NHS day case surgery
8 October 2024
A study is underway at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) to show how da Vinci surgical systems can improve patient outcomes.
My Care portal to be rolled out across Northern Ireland
8 October 2024
Northern Ireland’s department of health is rolling out a patient portal which allows people to view parts of their medical records.
AI platform for arthritis detection secures £1.2m grant
7 October 2024
Henley Business School has been awarded an £1.2m grant to develop an AI system for early detection of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
NHS Orkney to go live with Cambric Morse EPR app in 2025
7 October 2024
NHS Orkney has announced plans to go live with an electronic patient record app in 2025 to provide staff with easier access to patient data.
Digital Health CEO wins at the B.A.M.E Health & Care Awards
7 October 2024
Digital Health chief executive Jon Hoeksma has won ‘Ally of the Year’ at the National B.A.M.E Health & Care Awards 2024.
Trial will allow women to book breast diagnostic clinics via NHS App
4 October 2024
Women in Somerset with breast lumps will be directly referred to a breast diagnostic clinic via the NHS App under a pilot scheme.
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
22 June 2026
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online
Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
22 June 2026
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA)
Essex Partnership digital tool improves leg wound and ulcer care
19 June 2026
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a digital tool to improve care for
West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
19 June 2026
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered
Health minister apologises for NHSE error on FDP data access
18 June 2026
Health minister Preet Kaur Gill has apologised for NHSE’s handling of information provided to the
