Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 June 2026
Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the MHRA and the FDA.
News
FDP ‘here to stay’ says Patel as Palantir contract faces review
23 June 2026
Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS FDP, has said the platform is “here to stay” but the current contract will be reviewed.
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
22 June 2026
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online hospital trust.
Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
22 June 2026
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system from Better Meds.
Essex Partnership digital tool improves leg wound and ulcer care
19 June 2026
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a digital tool to improve care for patients with leg ulcers and wounds.
West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
19 June 2026
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered procurement.
Health minister apologises for NHSE error on FDP data access
18 June 2026
Health minister Preet Kaur Gill has apologised for NHSE’s handling of information provided to the NDG on FDP patient data access.
NHS Digital launches online community for API developers
11 January 2023
An online community for API developers has been launched by NHS Digital to give them
West Midlands AHSN call for medical drone project
10 January 2023
An Academic Health Science Network is urging businesses to come forward in support of a
UK Canada Innovation Exchange funding competition launches
10 January 2023
UK and Canadian businesses can now apply to the UK Canada AgeTech Innovation Exchange to
NHS digital apps’ data could reduce health inequalities
9 January 2023
A report from the NHS Race and Health Observatory has made recommendations for how the
Accurx’s new appointment booking feature a big hit across the NHS
9 January 2023
Healthcare communication platform Accurx has launched a new appointment booking feature that has been a
