Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 March 2026
Today’s briefing features a smart shoe insole that could help prevent falls among the elderly and details of a major mental health study.
News
Accurx to supply AI-scribing tool for large-scale NHS hospital rollout
5 March 2026
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Group has selected Accurx Scribe to provide AVT.
Doctors raise safety concerns about AI discharge summary tool
4 March 2026
Doctors groups have raised safety concerns over plans to roll out an AI-Assisted Discharge Summary tool nationally through the FDP.
NIHR awards £47.8m for NHS equipment to boost clinical trials
4 March 2026
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £47.8m for equipment that will help streamline clinical trial delivery.
Support for NHS tech and AI is not evenly distributed, finds study
4 March 2026
Women, younger adults and those on low or no income are less positive about HealthTech and AI, a survey from the Health Foundation found.
NHS SBS launches £250m communication framework
3 March 2026
NHS Shared Business Services has launched a framework agreement to help the NHS improve how it communicates with its patients through tech.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
3 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes funding for Pontiro’s AI evaluation platform and a partnership between RLDatix and Blackrock Health.
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
Welsh government to create unified digital system for maternity services
17 January 2023
A £7m investment from the Welsh government will see a unified, digital system for maternity
Redcentric completes delivery of HSCN Peering Exchange
16 January 2023
Redcentric plc has successfully delivered the new NHS Peering Exchange Service, a key supply chain
King’s College co-create prototype app for better cardiac arrest care
16 January 2023
A prototype app to help improve the outcome for patients who suffer a cardiac arrest
