Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a menâs health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
News
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted âunlimited accessâ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir âunlimited accessâ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
Kingâs College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at Kingâs College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
Digital Health Unplugged: Cyber security news team debrief
8 November 2022
The news team gather in person for the latest episode of Unplugged to discuss the
Folkestone Hythe and Rural PCN using tech to add extra appointments
7 November 2022
Partnering with EMIS has enabled Folkstone Hythe and Rural PCN to establish a new service
Suppliers invited to bid for ambulance electronic patient record framework
7 November 2022
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub has launched an invitation to tender to provide
Norfolk and Norwich develop smart app for exercise therapy
4 November 2022
A new app from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ensuring vascular
Movers and Shakers news roundup
4 November 2022
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Hampshire and
