Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing âÂ
15 March 2024
Today’s briefing includes US regulators approving a label expansion for Wegovy and research showing the NHS is failing to collect data for people with OCD.
News
Homerton Healthcare achieves milestone with Sectra imaging technology
15 March 2024
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has become the first organisation anywhere in the NHS to deploy Sectraâs imaging service using public cloud.
NHS expands AI to help tackle missed appointments, improve wait times
14 March 2024
The NHS is set to roll out artificial intelligence to reduce the number of missed appointments and free up staff time to reduce waiting times.
Open letter in response to Frank Hesterâs ‘racist and misogynist remarks’
14 March 2024
People working in digital health are being urged to sign an open letter condemning racism and discrimination and committing to develop an âequity charterâ.
DHSC outlines plans to tackle ethnic and other biases in medical devices
14 March 2024
Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Social Care announced its plan to tackle ethnic and other biases in medical devices.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
14 March 2024
Thursday’s briefing includes news from NHS Shared Business Services and its new online portal and Leeds being crowned a top health innovation hub.
Consultant Connect tech keeps thousands of patients out of hospital
14 March 2024
Thousands of frail and elderly patients are avoiding unnecessary trips to hospitals thanks from technology from Consultant Connect.
Patients at risk as NHS and online prescriptions not joined up
30 June 2026
HSSIB has warned that gaps in information sharing between the NHS and independent prescribing services
Final speakers announced for Summer Schools 2026
29 June 2026
The final round of speakers for Summer Schools 2026 has been announced, with experienced NHS
AI underused where it could deliver productivity gains, says RCR
29 June 2026
The NHS is failing to capitalise on productivity benefits by underusing AI for admin tasks,
Frimley Health achieves HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6
26 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only seven NHS organisations in the
NHS hospitals declare critical incidents as heat causes IT failures
26 June 2026
NHS hospitals have declared critical incidents and reported failures affecting cooling systems, diagnostic equipment and
