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.
Hand Therapy app receives update for improved patient experience
15 December 2022
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its official charity CW+ have updated their
Federated Data Platform Palantir juggernaut looks set to continue
15 December 2022
Despite growing concerns about Palantir’s involvement in the NHS, the company appears to remain the
Cogniss appoints Dr Lloyd Humphreys for no-code digital health platform
14 December 2022
Clinical psychologist Dr Lloyd Humphreys is leaving ORCHA to join Cogniss and help launch a
EMRAD launches clinical decision support for radiology referrals
14 December 2022
The iRefer Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tool has been rolled out across the East Midlands
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals launch digital cardiac surgical waiting lists
14 December 2022
Docobo has teamed up with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals to use remote monitoring technology to help
