Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a menâs 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 âunlimited accessâ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir âunlimited accessâ 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.
Kingâs 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 Kingâs 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.
Government progress on digitising the NHS âinadequateâ says Commons Expert Panel
17 February 2023
The Government is making inadequate progress on vital commitments to digitise the NHS, an independent
Milton Keynes University Hospital forms AI partnership with Beamtree UK
16 February 2023
Beamtree UK and Milton Keynes University Hospital have partnered to bring more artificial intelligence technology
Future Care Capital launches digital mental health tools
16 February 2023
UK charity, Future Care Capital, is launching two new tools to improve access to digital
Electronic Prescription Service fulfils one billion items a year
15 February 2023
The Electronic Prescription Service is now responsible for fulfiling 95% of all prescription requests, with
Frimley Health launches getUBetter app for musculoskeletal patients
15 February 2023
Frimley Health has launched getUBetter, a new app to help patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries
