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.
999 callers who use British Sign Language encouraged to use new app
3 November 2022
999 callers who are hearing-impaired can now use a newly launched app to connect to
The Kingâs Fund interoperability report highlights relationships and technology
3 November 2022
A report by The Kingâs Fund has highlighted the importance of relationships and technology for
NHS report calls for artificial intelligence training for all staffÂ
2 November 2022
A report from NHS AI Lab and HEE is recommending that all healthcare staff working
Applications open for DigitalHealth.London Launchpad programme
1 November 2022
DigitalHealth.London has opened applications to their Launchpad programme for the next generation of digital health
West Midlands Digital Innovators Skills Programme is launched
31 October 2022
The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network has welcomed its latest cohort to its Digital
