Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
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West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmerâs leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least ÂŁ13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than ÂŁ13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on womenâs health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in womenâs health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Industry news in brief
28 October 2022
The latest Digital Health News industry roundup brings you news from InnoScot, East Renfrewshire Health
UKCloud in liquidation after being struck with winding up order
27 October 2022
UKCloud has been placed into liquidation after a winding up order was made against the
HEE trials digital genomics tool with primary care clinicians
27 October 2022
Health Education England (HEE) is rolling out an online tool to clinicians in order to
Digital Health Unplugged: How a shared domain can impact an ICS
26 October 2022
The next episode of Digital Health Unplugged takes a look on how a shared domain
Steve Barclay returns as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
26 October 2022
Steve Barclay has been appointed the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
