Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
2 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a free digital platform built for unpaid carers in the UK and an AI-enabled platform for eating disorder services.
News
NHSE publishes fresh guidance on safe use of ambient scribes
2 April 2026
NHS England has published new guidance on the use of AI-powered ambient scribing tools in health and care settings.
Torbay and South Devon on verge of Epic EPR go-live
2 April 2026
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out an Epic electronic patient record (EPR) this week.
NHS must stop making life ‘difficult for innovators’
1 April 2026
Digital leaders have called for a more “brave” and “honest” approach to the barriers that prevent scaling of technologies.
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to roll out AI-scribing
1 April 2026
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is rolling out ambient voice technology following a pilot in community and mental health services.
NHSE intervenes to delay North Cumbria EPR go-live until May
1 April 2026
NHS England has stepped in to delay the go-live of an electronic patient record (EPR) at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Government considers use of break clause in Palantir NHS contract
31 March 2026
Government figures are reported to be considering triggering a break clause in Palantir’s NHS federated data platform (FDP) contract.
£175million in funding to be invested in improving data infrastructure
30 June 2022
The government has announced that £175million in funding will be invested in improving data infrastructure
Manchester pilots AI software for adult asthma patients
30 June 2022
Manchester is home to a new project from Health Innovation Manchester and AstraZeneca UK, which
Virtual wards remote care platform contract awarded to Current Health
30 June 2022
An NHS contract for a virtual wards programme remote care platform worth almost £1million has
Sector reacts to government’s digital health and care plan
29 June 2022
We have pulled together some of the best reaction from the healthcare IT sector to
Still time to apply for Shuri Network’s nursing and midwifery fellowship
29 June 2022
The Fellowship has been developed specifically to support ethnic minority nurses and midwives interested in
