Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
27 November 2025
Today’s briefing includes how brain stimulation can prevent depression relapses of major depressive disorder in 75% of patients.
News
MPs call for NHS to rely on UK tech firms instead of US giants
27 November 2025
MPs called for the government to prioritise UK companies for big NHS tech contracts, rather than US giants like Microsoft and Palantir.
AI testing platform removes commercial bias for NHS use
27 November 2025
Researchers have developed a platform to determine whether commercial AI algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect diabetic eye disease.
Concerns that capital funding for NHS tech could delay AI roll-out
26 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledged to invest £300 million of additional capital investment in NHS technology in the Autumn Budget.
High risk groups under-represented in Men’s Health Strategy
26 November 2025
Younger men are under-represented in the government’s Men’s Health Strategy, according to a neuroscience tech firm.
Blackwood appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service
26 November 2025
Baroness Nicola Blackwood, a leader in life sciences and innovation, has been appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
Free digital and data training launches for AHPs
25 November 2025
A digital education programme has been launched to provide access to digital and data knowledge for AHPs based in the UK.
Birmingham NHS trusts select Citadel Health to reshape pathology
26 July 2022
Two Birmingham trusts are introducing a new LIMS from Citadel Health which will increase testing
Calderdale and Huddersfield uses predictive analytics for mortality data
25 July 2022
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is using predictive analytics from The Health Information Service
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital to deploy new cloud-based PACS
25 July 2022
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital will be deploying Edison True PACS – making it the first
NHS App handles 16million repeat prescriptions over the last year
25 July 2022
The NHS App handled over 16m repeat prescriptions over the past 12 months, as patients
Guy’s and St Thomas’ suffers disruption as heat causes IT problems
22 July 2022
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust (GSST) is facing major issues after its IT system failed
