Project launched to improve regulation of AI healthcare devices
29 January 2025
Seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation are to accelerate pathways for innovative medicines and devices.
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Kent Community Health NHS FT trials AI note-taking technology
29 January 2025
Kent Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is piloting AI-assistant TORTUS to reduce the admin burden on clinicians and social workers.
UK healthcare sector falling behind on AI adoption, study shows
28 January 2025
The UK healthcare sector is at risk of falling behind other European countries in adopting AI, according to a pan-European study.
80% of providers on track for digital social care record by March ’25
28 January 2025
The digitising social care programme target of 80% of care providers having a digital social care record in place by March 2025 is on track.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
28 January 2025
Today’s news roundup covers Dictate.IT’s new AI clinical assistant and an ORCHA-approved gardening app to support mental wellbeing.
Digital health startup Behold.ai enters administration
28 January 2025
UK-based digital health start-up Behold.ai has entered administration after failing to win any contracts under the AI Diagnostic Fund.
Scotland’s ‘Digital Front Door’ to launch this year, says first minister
27 January 2025
John Swinney, first minister for Scotland, has pledged that the country’s ‘Digital Front Door’ platform will launch by the end of 2025.
MHRA launches AI sandbox to improve medicines safety
16 June 2026
The MHRA is launching a new AI regulatory sandbox to improve medicines safety and accelerate
New genetic ancestry data to tackle health inequalities
15 June 2026
Our Future Health has released genetic ancestry data from 755,000 participants, enabling researchers to tackle
NHS leaders call time on AI pilots and demand national scaling
15 June 2026
Senior NHS digital leaders have called for an end to repeated AI pilots, arguing that
Ashford and St Peter’s opt for RLDatix electronic rostering
12 June 2026
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed RLDatix to deliver its electronic
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
12 June 2026
This roundup includes EPR go-lives, following delays, at both North Cumbria Integrated Care and York
