Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 January 2025
Today’s coffee briefing covers the EU’s healthcare cyber security action plan and the UK’s approval of new digital hearing aids.
News
Two Devon trusts sign contract for Epic EPR
21 January 2025
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have signed a contract with Epic for an EPR.
Public backs technology to improve NHS, says Tony Blair Institute
21 January 2025
A TBI report shows that most members of the UK public who are dissatisfied with the NHS believe that technology could improve it.
Digital Health sells to CloserStill Media
20 January 2025
Digital Health Intelligence has concluded a deal to sell its events, news and networks businesses to CloserStill Media.
NHS trusts warned that ‘legacy debt’ could pose patient safety risk
20 January 2025
CSOs have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by NHS trusts historically failing to comply to digital clinical safety standards.
Cyber attack cost Synnovis estimated £32.7m in 2024
20 January 2025
The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis cost an estimated £32.7 million in 2024, company accounts filed on Companies House reveal.
Digital health coaching platform Numan launches AI assistant
17 January 2025
Numan is launching an AI Health Assistant aimed at bolstering the firm’s holistic approach to weight management through health coaching.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
16 June 2026
Today’s briefing features enhanced cancer-killing agents technology and an AI model for NHS Care Navigation.
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
