Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 April 2026
Today’s briefing features news about guidelines for AI in social care and funding for a virtual AI biotech lab.
News
People want reform of AI regulation in healthcare but not overhaul
21 April 2026
Concerns about safety, oversight and liability are shaping public attitudes to the regulation of AI in healthcare, according to the MHRA.
Buckinghamshire trust signs System C deal for AI-scribing in EPR
21 April 2026
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has signed a contract with System C to implement AI-scribing through its electronic patient record.
AI tool allows a million patients to book appointments via NHS App
20 April 2026
An AI triage tool has been integrated into the NHS App, allowing more than a million patients to book appointments directly with clinicians.
NHS App ‘not improving patients’ views on NHS admin’
20 April 2026
The NHS App is failing to improve how patients perceive NHS administration despite rising adoption, according to The King’s Fund.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys signs contract to deploy Access EPR
20 April 2026
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with The Access Group to implement its Rio Evo EPR.
Cheshire neighbourhood care model reduces A&E attendances
17 April 2026
A data-driven neighbourhood care programme across eight care communities in Cheshire East has reduced A&E attendances by up to 48%.
Log my Care gains NHS accreditation as recommended supplier
30 May 2022
Log my Care has been accredited as a trusted supplier of digital care management platforms
Sherwood Forest Hospitals to study at-home digital clinic benefits
30 May 2022
Sherwood Forest Hospital’s first randomised clinical trial will assess the impact of a complete at-home
NICE recommends insomnia app as an alternative to medication
27 May 2022
An app which uses cognitive behavioural therapy techniques to help people overcome insomnia has received
Up to half a million pounds of funding available for NHS digital projects
27 May 2022
NHS organisations can bid for funding of up to £500,000 to support the delivery of
Movers and Shakers news roundup
27 May 2022
May’s edition of Movers and Shakers features plenty of appointments across a number of organisations
