Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
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 Starmer’s leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least £13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than £13.5m 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 women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Huma acquires specialised clinical research company Alcedis
12 January 2023
Alcedis has been acquired by Huma, with the combined company offering a one-stop shop for
Person Centred Software launch Smart Cups to tackle dehydration
11 January 2023
The UK’s leading provider of digital care management systems, Person Centred Software, has launched Smart
Ascension-Q secures £250,000 in pre-seed funding round
11 January 2023
Cloud-based clinical trials platform Ascension-Q has gained £250,000 in pre-seed funding to help expand the
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
