Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s 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 ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ 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.
King’s 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 King’s 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.
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
