Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
News
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
King’s College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at King’s College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
Digital Health’s 2022 Review: Top 10 most read news stories
2 January 2023
With 2023 within touching distance, let’s reflect on the last 12 months by looking back
OxfordVR combines with BehaVR for VR delivery platform
30 December 2022
OxfordVR and BehaVR have combined to create the largest VR delivery platform for evidence-based digital
Acxiom launches HCP Engage to engage healthcare professionals
29 December 2022
A new digital platform from Acxion is helping pharmaceutical marketers engage with healthcare professionals by
Re:Cognition Health and MYndspan improve access to brain healthcare
28 December 2022
Re:Cognition Health and MYndspan are collaborating to make MEG technology more accessible, in a bid
Solent NHS Trust trials virtual wards with Doccla tech
23 December 2022
Virtual wards are being established by Solent NHS Trust using technology from Doccla, to help
