Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers a milestone for the National Centre for Child Health Technology and a WhatsApp channel launched by NHSE.
News
Naq raises £5.1m to help HealthTech firms meet cyber standards
9 September 2025
Naq has raised €6 million (£5.1m) to help HealthTech companies meet NHS standards amid rising cyber threats and regulatory delays.
Warning that NHS league tables must not be ‘instruments of blame’
9 September 2025
Concerns have been raised that NHS league tables for England published today could be used as “instruments of blame”.
Dartford and Gravesham deploys electronic test ordering system
8 September 2025
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic test ordering system to help staff place imaging and pathology orders.
AI-enabled pregnancy ultrasound to be trialled in NHS hospitals
8 September 2025
An AI obstetric imaging tool will be trialled across four NHS hospitals to help identify congenital problems at the 20 week pregnancy scan.
Oracle Health EPR to go live across two Essex trusts
5 September 2025
An Oracle Health electronic patient record system called Nova is being implemented in phases from next year across two Essex NHS trusts.
MyWay Digital Health raises £3m for AI chronic disease solutions
5 September 2025
MyWay Digital Health (MWDH) has secured a £3 million investment to accelerate the development of new AI-enabled products.
IBM awarded £160m to transform NHS App into ‘health companion’
13 April 2026
NHS England has awarded a contract worth more than £160m to IBM for the supplier
AI-scribing to be rolled out across UK’s second largest dental group
13 April 2026
Dental group PortmanDentex has announced a two‑year partnership with Heidi to roll out AI-scribing software
NHS Scotland websites linking to adult and illegal sports content
10 April 2026
NHS Glasgow’s cyber security team is working with a GP practice after its website was
AI-powered app for long-terms conditions rolled out in Warrington
10 April 2026
An AI system to help patients manage long-term health conditions is being rolled out in
Movers and Shakers news roundup
10 April 2026
This roundup includes a host of NHS England departures as well as a new national
