Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
News
West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmerâs leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least ÂŁ13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than ÂŁ13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on womenâs health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in womenâs health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Re:course AI secures $4.3m investment for healthcare training platform
10 February 2023
Re:course AI has secured ÂŁ4.3m in pre-seed funding which will help it develop its medical
Industry news in brief
10 February 2023
This Digital Health News industry roundup covers KareInn’s inclusion on the NHS Assured Supplier list
iPLATO expands Our Future Health recruitment to nine NHS regions
9 February 2023
iPLATO is expanding high-impact multichannel patient engagement around the research programme Our Future Health in
London Care Record supporting care home staff in region
9 February 2023
The end of 2022 saw the London Care Record rolled out to 28 care homes
Macmillan invests in Neutrocheck sepsis at-home testing
9 February 2023
Macmillan Cancer Supportâs Innovation Impact Investment Portfolio has made its first investment – with ÂŁ100,000
