Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
27 November 2025
Today’s briefing includes how brain stimulation can prevent depression relapses of major depressive disorder in 75% of patients.
News
MPs call for NHS to rely on UK tech firms instead of US giants
27 November 2025
MPs called for the government to prioritise UK companies for big NHS tech contracts, rather than US giants like Microsoft and Palantir.
AI testing platform removes commercial bias for NHS use
27 November 2025
Researchers have developed a platform to determine whether commercial AI algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect diabetic eye disease.
Concerns that capital funding for NHS tech could delay AI roll-out
26 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledged to invest £300 million of additional capital investment in NHS technology in the Autumn Budget.
High risk groups under-represented in Men’s Health Strategy
26 November 2025
Younger men are under-represented in the government’s Men’s Health Strategy, according to a neuroscience tech firm.
Blackwood appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service
26 November 2025
Baroness Nicola Blackwood, a leader in life sciences and innovation, has been appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
Free digital and data training launches for AHPs
25 November 2025
A digital education programme has been launched to provide access to digital and data knowledge for AHPs based in the UK.
First four regional secure data environments confirmed
8 December 2022
Four initial sites will be awarded a slice of £100 million funding by NHS England
Guy’s and St Thomas’ sign contract with Radar Healthcare
7 December 2022
Radar Healthcare has won a contract with Guy’s and St Thomas’ to consolidate existing risk
Camden Council pilot uses mobile care tech to get patients home quicker
7 December 2022
A small trial from Camden Council and Oysta is seeing medically-fit patients discharged from hospital
Baywater Healthcare treats over 7,000 patients with virtual ward service
7 December 2022
More than 7,000 patients have benefited from Baywater Healthcare’s virtual ward service which is being
System Control Centres ‘a good concept’ but challenges lie ahead
6 December 2022
Yorkshire & Humber Care Record Programme director and CIO, Lee Rickles, speaks exclusively about the
