Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
4 December 2025
This week’s briefing includes Kooth’s acquisition of Kismet Health’s telehealth platform and seed funding for Cellbyte.
News
AI tool helps spot deadly clots in stroke patients faster, study shows
4 December 2025
An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.
UK should make money from NHS patient data, says health minister
4 December 2025
The UK should leverage its new Health Data Research Service for the “benefit of the Treasury coffers”, health minister Zubir Ahmed said.
Humanoid robots to feature at Digital Health Rewired 2026
3 December 2025
Rewired 2026 attendees will have a chance to see a live demonstration of humanoid robots that could revolutionise NHS patient care.
Greater Manchester upgrades PACS cloud portal for image sharing
3 December 2025
NHS hospital trusts across the north west of England will share patients’ radiology images through an upgraded cloud portal from early 2026.
Ireland hits record €491m health tech VC investment
3 December 2025
Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million across 89 VC deals.
Scottish refreshed Life Sciences Strategy plans to harness AI
2 December 2025
The Scottish government has published a refreshed Life Sciences Strategy, which includes harnessing new technologies such as AI.
Accurx integrates with NHS App to give patients front door to GP services
13 December 2022
Jacob Haddad, co-founder and CEO of Accurx, talks exclusively about the company’s online consultation feature,
Palo Alto launches medical IoT cyber security protection
12 December 2022
Medical IoT Security has been launched by Palo Alto to secure medical devices using IoT
Nervecentre wins place on all-Wales ePMA framework agreement
12 December 2022
Nervecentre has won a spot on an all-Wales ePMA framework agreement, one of just three
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland go live with asthma virtual ward
12 December 2022
Asthma patients under NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland can access a virtual ward to help
Uber offers NHS staff free rides and food over Christmas
9 December 2022
NHS staff working over the Christmas period can receive free rides from Uber and an
