Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
8 October 2024
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers the first pulse field ablation cases at UHCW and a promising AI study at Bolton NHS Trust.
News
Study examines how robots can assist NHS day case surgery
8 October 2024
A study is underway at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) to show how da Vinci surgical systems can improve patient outcomes.
My Care portal to be rolled out across Northern Ireland
8 October 2024
Northern Ireland’s department of health is rolling out a patient portal which allows people to view parts of their medical records.
AI platform for arthritis detection secures £1.2m grant
7 October 2024
Henley Business School has been awarded an £1.2m grant to develop an AI system for early detection of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
NHS Orkney to go live with Cambric Morse EPR app in 2025
7 October 2024
NHS Orkney has announced plans to go live with an electronic patient record app in 2025 to provide staff with easier access to patient data.
Digital Health CEO wins at the B.A.M.E Health & Care Awards
7 October 2024
Digital Health chief executive Jon Hoeksma has won ‘Ally of the Year’ at the National B.A.M.E Health & Care Awards 2024.
Trial will allow women to book breast diagnostic clinics via NHS App
4 October 2024
Women in Somerset with breast lumps will be directly referred to a breast diagnostic clinic via the NHS App under a pilot scheme.
The Single Patient Record: revolutionising care or rewriting trust?
16 June 2026
Jordan Sollof is joined at NHS ConfedExpo 2026 by Dr Peter Thomas and Kate Warriner
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
