Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
28 August 2025
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes how language barriers impact care delivery and the new European Data and AI Policy Manifesto.
News
AI tool developed to identify risk of fatal heart condition
28 August 2025
Researchers at Imperial College Healthcare have developed an AI tool to help identify people at risk of developing ‘heart block’.
NHSE seeking Health Data Research Service CEO and chair
28 August 2025
NHSE is inviting applications for the inaugural chair and chief executive of the newly established Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
AI outperforms GPs in MRCGP exams, finds study
27 August 2025
A study found that chatbots outperformed GPs in questions based on the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners exam.
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals signs contract with Mizaic
27 August 2025
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) has partnered with Mizaic to launch an electronic document management system.
Imperial trials at-home monitoring service for dementia patients
27 August 2025
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has launched an at-home monitoring service for dementia patients, called MinderCare.
Oxford-based MedTech firm OrganOx acquired for £1.2bn
26 August 2025
Oxford University spin-out OrganOx has been acquired by global MedTech firm Terumo Corporation in a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) deal.
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
