Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a menās health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
News
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted āunlimited accessā to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir āunlimited accessā to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
Kingās College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at Kingās College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
Rewired 2023: Hera crowned Pitchfest start-up winner
15 March 2023
Hera has been crowned the winner in the start-up category of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest
Resist āshiny thingsā and ensure digital transformation delivers real benefits
15 March 2023
Enthusiasm for digital change must be focused on outcomes and things that matter to patients,
Largest EPR implementation programme in UK already reporting benefits
15 March 2023
Medication administration incidents have significantly reduced following the go live of an EPR at the
NHS’ supply chain security 15-20 years behind other sectors says Huggins
15 March 2023
Following the 2022 Advanced cyber attack, Phil Huggins has revealed that the NHS supply chain’s
NHS shouldnāt use tech risks fear to avoid embracing innovation – Ferris
15 March 2023
The health service needs to ensure that fear of the risks of technological innovation donāt
