Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a project to bring telehealth to an island with no GP and software for AI-assisted colonoscopies.
News
NHSE to move away from open source over AI security concerns
5 May 2026
NHS England has restricted access to some of its open source code to strengthen security amid concerns about the impact of AI models.
Outdated IT systems increasing GP workload, RCGP finds
1 May 2026
Outdated and poorly connected IT systems are increasing GP workload pressures, a Royal College of General Practitioners report has found.
AI documentation tool creates 40% more assessment capacity
1 May 2026
System C has announced that its AI-powered FormFlow Assistant has been deployed across 15 local authorities.
First look at Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 programme
30 April 2026
Digital Health has published a ‘first look’ at this year’s Summer Schools programme, which takes place on 16-17 July in Nottingham.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
30 April 2026
Today’s briefing includes cyberattacks on Ukraine’s hospitals and tech that stops organs getting damaged in transit.
AI cuts patient call wait times by up to 90% at UHSussex
30 April 2026
Patient call wait times at University Hospitals Sussex have been cut by up to 90% since the implementation of AI technology from Netcall.
Northampton General Hospital begins digital medical records project
8 June 2022
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has started a major project to digitise its medical records
Northern Care Alliance ‘move systems to a stable platform’
7 June 2022
IT issues are continuing to occur at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust but
NHS Digital releases cyber security materials for social care organisations
7 June 2022
NHS Digital has updated their security awareness toolkit, Keep I.T. Confidential, to help support social
Northern Ireland gains support for digital health record programme
6 June 2022
Health and Social Care Northern Ireland has enlisted Tegria and Cloud21 to support its strategy
West Midlands Ambulance Service achieves Global Digital Exemplar status
6 June 2022
West Midlands Ambulance Service has become one of only two ambulance services in the country
