Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
31 March 2026
Today’s briefing features AI designed to diagnose childhood sleep apnoea and a multilingual virtual assistant at a Welsh medical centre.
News
Experts caution against ‘snake oil’ claims in AI research
31 March 2026
Many big tech firms are over-promising and under-delivering on AI, warned health data experts at Digital Health Rewired.
National NHS chief digital, data and tech officer appointed
30 March 2026
Rob Thompson has been appointed chief digital, data and technology officer across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.
Cheshire trusts optimising shared EPR following go-live
30 March 2026
East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are continuing to optimise their shared EPR months after launch.
Manchester trust to expand use of Microsoft’s AI tools
30 March 2026
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is expanding the use of AI tools across its workforce in collaboration with Microsoft.
Only 30% of trusts with EPRs have integrated data flows, finds DMA
27 March 2026
The 2025 Digital Maturity Assessment shows 93% of NHS providers use EPRs but only 30% have fully integrated bi-directional data flows.
Avoid unnecessary piloting of ‘excellent’ tech, says national CNIO
27 March 2026
The NHS must “accelerate” and scale proven innovations to meet rising demand, Helen Balsdon told Digital Health Rewired.
Greater Manchester launches remote-monitoring service for heart patients
5 January 2023
Patients in Greater Manchester waiting for cardiac surgery are to be supported through remote monitoring
London North West University Healthcare goes paperless with MediViewer
4 January 2023
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) has become entirely paperless following a two-year
Cognitant and Versus Arthritis boost digital access to MSK resources
4 January 2023
Musculoskeletal patients can benefit from a digital prescription giving access to Versus Arthritis’ resources on
2023 predictions: Health tech suppliers give their verdict
3 January 2023
There were unsurprisingly lots of changes and developments in the digital health world in 2022.
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
