Safeguards are needed for online consultation changes, says BMA
18 September 2025
The government and NHSE have not listened to GPs’ concerns around changes to online consultations from 1 October, said the BMA.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
18 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time includes funding news for Salient Bio and ArcaScience, plus a virtual patient developed by Coventry University.
Pocketalk and Zebra partner to advance healthcare communication
18 September 2025
Translation tech firm Pocketalk has launched an app on Zebra Technologies’ mobile computers, tablets and kiosks found in healthcare settings.
Could an AI breath test speed up COPD diagnosis?
18 September 2025
A study will assess whether an AI breath test can help speed up the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the NHS.
Imperial NHS MRI scanning pilot cuts DNA rates and waiting lists
17 September 2025
An out-of-hours MRI scanning pilot at Imperial College Healthcare has helped to reduce Did Not Attend (DNA) rates and cut waiting list times.
Patients Know Best secures funding to expand single patient record
17 September 2025
Patients Know Best has announced a strategic investment from DNV to expand its single patient record functionality.
Google invests £5bn to help power the UK’s AI economy
17 September 2025
Google has opened a data centre in Hertfordshire to meet growing demand for AI services, as part of a two-year £5bn investment in the UK.
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
Two NHS trusts go live with Epic electronic patient records
22 July 2022
Royal Devon University Healthcare and Frimley Health have both pushed their Epic electronic patient records
Industry news in brief
22 July 2022
The roundup round-up includes a virtual reality smartphone app for beating phobias and a project
