Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
10 July 2025
Today’s briefing includes a new EPS for Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals and the government’s cybersecurity plans.
News
Two technologies tackling brain injury awarded £3m NIHR funding
10 July 2025
Two medical technologies tackling brain injury have received a share of £3m from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Somerset launches electronic treatment escalation plans
9 July 2025
Somerset has launched a feature which enables patients to record their care preferences within the region’s shared care record.
Neighbourhood Health Service scheme to roll out from September
9 July 2025
The UK government has initiated the rollout of new neighbourhood health services, aiming to bring NHS care closer to home.
Birmingham Community Healthcare flags cyber security risk
9 July 2025
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has flagged an exposed vulnerability that could lead to a cyber attack.
Augmented reality mental health crisis training app developed
8 July 2025
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS FT and Teesside Uni have co-developed an augmented reality mental health crisis simulation training app.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
8 July 2025
Find out more about two new PAS launches and the news that all babies born in the UK could have their DNA mapped within the decade.
NHSE’s Dermot Ryan confirmed for Summer Schools 2026
4 June 2026
Dermot Ryan, director of digital transformation at NHS England, has been announced as the latest
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
4 June 2026
Today’s briefing features the detection of Alzheimer’s using VR and a personal training platform that
John Browett named chair of NHS online hospital trust
4 June 2026
John Browett, business leader and former supermarket chief executive, has been named as chair of
Almost 33,000 Bedfordshire patients had data stolen in cyber attack
3 June 2026
Almost 33,000 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust patients had personal data stolen in the cyber
NHS AI scribe rollout should include national oversight, report finds
3 June 2026
The rollout of AI scribes across the NHS should be accompanied by national oversight, according
