Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
News
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 Starmer’s leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least £13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than £13.5m 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 women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Milton Keynes integrates NHS login for access to MyCARE patient portal
31 August 2022
Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) have announced that patients will now be able to use
CardMedic wins first major US contract since taking Pitchfest crown
30 August 2022
CardMedic have won their first major US contract since winning Pitchfest 2022 after signing a
Northern Ireland Department of Health selects Lyniate for encompass
30 August 2022
The Northern Ireland Department of Health will be working with Lyniate in its bid to
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire installs robot surgeon
26 August 2022
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire has taken delivery of a second robotic-assisted surgical system which
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
26 August 2022
The latest roundup features news about integration issues for East Lancashire and a shared care
