Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
30 April 2026
Today’s briefing includes cyberattacks on Ukraine’s hospitals and tech that stops organs getting damaged in transit.
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AI cuts patient call wait times by up to 90% at UHSussex
30 April 2026
Patient call wait times at University Hospitals Sussex have been cut by up to 90% since the implementation of AI technology from Netcall.
NHS to expand AI use through federated data platform
29 April 2026
The NHS is planning to ramp up the use of AI tools through the FDP, including products to support theatre scheduling, triage and discharge.
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29 April 2026
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Patients across England can now check appointments via NHS App
29 April 2026
Patients across England can now check referrals and appointments through the NHS App after it was connected to every acute NHS trust.
New AI-scribing firm added to NHS England’s supplier registry
28 April 2026
AI-scribing tool G2 Speech has been recognised as a self-certified supplier on the NHS England ambient voice technology (AVT) registry.
The Forgotten Patients: Is the digital NHS leaving people behind?
28 April 2026
This special report from Unplugged explores whether the NHS’s shift to digital is improving access to healthcare or creating new barriers.
NHS using AI technology for first time to build hospital in Bournemouth
19 January 2023
University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) has announced that the new building on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Google Research and DeepMind develop AI medical chatbot
18 January 2023
A new AI-powered medical-specific chatbot developed by Google and DeepMind has shown some potential for
2023 predictions: Digital health leaders on what lies ahead
18 January 2023
After another significant year in the digital health space, we asked some digital health leaders
Recruiting digital jobs for NHS ‘my biggest challenge’ says Simon Bolton
17 January 2023
NHS Digital’s Simon Bolton has told the Health and Social Care Committee that getting the
NICE recommends hybrid closed loop tech for diabetics
17 January 2023
NICE has published draft recommendations for type 1 diabetes patients to access hybrid closed loop
