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.
Major outage of multiple health and care systems provided by Advanced
4 August 2022
A number of health and care systems delivered by British business software and services provider
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS introduces virtual wards
4 August 2022
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland NHS is teaming up with Spirit Health to introduce virtual wards
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole go digital for admission letters
3 August 2022
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is switching to digital letters to notify patients
James Cook University Hospitals extends use of mini cam technology
3 August 2022
James Cook University Hospitals has expanded the use of PillCams, allowing patients to swallow a
Digital Health Awards 2022 winner profile: Peter Thomas
2 August 2022
In our second Digital Health Awards 2022 winner profile we hear from Peter Thomas, who
