Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
26 May 2026
Today’s briefing features VR technology for post-op recovery and an app to help men improve their fertility.
News
Women’s health programme expands from 2 to 26 innovations
26 May 2026
A women’s health programme has expanded from supporting two health technologies to backing 26, with many set to be piloted in the NHS.
Graphnet remote monitoring grows across 16 NHS organisations
22 May 2026
NHS organisations are expanding the use of remote monitoring services in a bid to deliver more care closer to home.
Rotherham NHS FT cuts IT help desk calls by 28% with AI
22 May 2026
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has reduced IT help desk call volumes by 28% after introducing an AI-powered autonomous agent.
One in seven use AI chatbots instead of seeing a doctor, poll finds
21 May 2026
One in seven UK adults prefer to use AI chatbots for healthcare advice rather than seeing their doctor, according to a recent poll.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 May 2026
Today’s briefing features technology for the early detection of dementia and biometric fingerprin access at a maternity ward.
Robotic surgery tech to help cut West Hertfordshire waiting lists
21 May 2026
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is using advanced robotic surgery technology to speed up recovery from cancer surgery.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells expand patient flow platform
19 July 2022
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is enhancing strategic capacity planning by expanding its care
Yorkshire and Humber AHSN launches fourth accelerator programme
18 July 2022
The Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network is calling for applications from early-stage SMEs
West Middlesex University uses VR to support women with pregnancy loss
18 July 2022
West Middlesex University Hospital is supporting women who have experienced a loss early in their
Durham County Council connects to Great North Care Record
18 July 2022
Durham County Council has connected to the Great North Care Record, improving health and social
Phillips Ives Review will help the nursing profession to ‘think collectively’
15 July 2022
Speaking at Summer Schools 2022 in York on July 15, Natasha Phillips introduced the review,
