Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
26 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes Microsoft’s rollout of an AI health assistant in the US and a British biotech company raising £3.6m in seed funding
News
Digital health staff will be expected to gain professional registration
26 March 2026
NHS England is to set an “expectation” that staff working in digital healthcare are members of a professional body and registered with FEDIP.
FemTech startup announced as Rewired Pitchfest 2026 winner
26 March 2026
FemTech firm Daye has been announced as the winner of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026 following a competitive live final.
NHS Innovation Accelerator announces 2026 fellows at Rewired
25 March 2026
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) welcomed its latest intake of fellows at a launch event held at Digital Health Rewired 2026.
Two thirds of consultants would work for NHS Online, finds survey
25 March 2026
Almost two thirds of NHS consultants are interested in working for the NHS’s online hospital when it launches next year, a poll found.
NHS App to move from ‘front door’ to ‘companion’
25 March 2026
The NHS App is set to become a “companion” over the next few years, according to NHS England’s director of digital prevention services.
Mike Fell: Cyber resilience is essential for the NHS shift to digital
25 March 2026
The health service cannot achieve the shift from ‘analogue to digital’ without cyber resilience, said NHSE’s cyber chief.
Northern Care Alliance to set up 500 bed virtual ward in Manchester
23 May 2022
The NHS Northern Care Alliance is to set up one of the UK’s biggest virtual
Princess Alexandra now able to digitally collect patient details for bloods
23 May 2022
Princess Alexandra is using CliniSys’ Integrated Clinical Environment sample collection module to improve efficiencies in
Kent NHS trusts modernise imaging diagnostics with new PACS
20 May 2022
Kent and Medway Medical Imaging Consortium is deploying a picture archiving and communication system from
Industry news in brief
20 May 2022
This industry news in brief covers an award for Huma from Prix Galien International and
Sussex Community NHS Trust pilots new EPMA interoperability standard
19 May 2022
Sussex Community NHS Trust is piloting a new Electronic Prescribing Medicines Administration interoperability standard between
