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.
News
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).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
Phillips Ives review to look into digital readiness of nurses and midwives
26 May 2022
The aim of the Phillips Ives review is to ensure that nursing and midwifery workforce
PRSB launches campaign to champion About Me information sharing
26 May 2022
PRSB is supporting patient-centred care and improving care standards with its campaign #CareAboutMe, promoting the
University Hospitals Plymouth emergency department goes digital
26 May 2022
University Hospitals Plymouth is adding new modules to its EPR at Derriford Hospital’s emergency department
Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2022 finalist profile: Little Journey
25 May 2022
We speak to Rewired Pitchfest finalists Little Journey – a start-up which aims to support
Northern Care Alliance NHS FT experiencing IT disruption
25 May 2022
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed it has been experiencing “disruption and
