Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
2 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a free digital platform built for unpaid carers in the UK and an AI-enabled platform for eating disorder services.
News
NHSE publishes fresh guidance on safe use of ambient scribes
2 April 2026
NHS England has published new guidance on the use of AI-powered ambient scribing tools in health and care settings.
Torbay and South Devon on verge of Epic EPR go-live
2 April 2026
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out an Epic electronic patient record (EPR) this week.
NHS must stop making life ‘difficult for innovators’
1 April 2026
Digital leaders have called for a more “brave” and “honest” approach to the barriers that prevent scaling of technologies.
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to roll out AI-scribing
1 April 2026
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is rolling out ambient voice technology following a pilot in community and mental health services.
NHSE intervenes to delay North Cumbria EPR go-live until May
1 April 2026
NHS England has stepped in to delay the go-live of an electronic patient record (EPR) at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Government considers use of break clause in Palantir NHS contract
31 March 2026
Government figures are reported to be considering triggering a break clause in Palantir’s NHS federated data platform (FDP) contract.
Great Ormond Street deploys enterprise imaging solution from Sectra
20 December 2022
Sectra is to supply Great Ormond Street Hospital with an enterprise imaging solution to support
Digital Health Unplugged: 2022 Year in Review
19 December 2022
In the final Unplugged of 2022, Digital Health CEO and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma hosts a
TPP boss Hester takes pot shot at ‘artificially inflated’ hospital EPR prices
16 December 2022
Frank Hester, CEO of TPP, has accused NHS bosses of wasting hundreds of millions on
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
16 December 2022
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives covers a Kooth and Help for
Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber trial sees improved efficiencies
15 December 2022
A six-month trial with Accurx has seen Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
