Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
King’s College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at King’s College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Homerton Healthcare signs deal with Sectra for enterprise imaging
16 June 2022
Homerton Healthcare has signed a contract for Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution, which will improve the
NHS wants more undergrads and young people to pursue careers in digital and data
15 June 2022
This year’s NHS ConfedExpo included a panel session called ‘Voices of the digital profession’, which
Google’s health chief says the company wants to be ‘trusted’ by consumers
15 June 2022
Dr Karen DeSalvo spoke about Google’s vision for the future of healthcare including how the
YouTube feature to help users find credible health information online
15 June 2022
The video platform revealed health source information panels will be displayed on videos which have
Digital Health and Care plan to form part of Sajid Javid’s NHS vision
15 June 2022
The health secretary is due to outline how the government is planning to tackle the
