Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
24 July 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing covers an extension of a trial of drones to transport blood samples and funding for Digital Lifelines initiative.
News
Electronic prescribing to be rolled out at 55 mental health sites
24 July 2025
The Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management solution will be rolled out at across 55 mental health sites in the UK.
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service to expand to 2,000 beds
24 July 2025
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service will expand to 2,000 beds by December 2026, following a £85m investment targeted at NHS frailty services.
NHSE seeking £150m deal for ‘personalisation’ of digital services
23 July 2025
NHS England has issued a procurement notice seeking to award a provider a contract to support greater “personalisation” of digital services.
Smart Notes AI dictation tool introduced in four NHS trusts
23 July 2025
Four NHS trusts plan to introduce an AI-powered dictation tool which automatically transcribes clinicians’ notes during consultations.
NHS Scotland partners with CGI on Digital Front Door platform
23 July 2025
The Digital Front Door platform for Scotland moves forward as CGI is unveiled as a Delivery Partner for NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
NHS 111 Wales introduces AI-powered virtual assistant
22 July 2025
NHS 111 Wales has introduced an AI-powered virtual assistant to help website users get accurate health advice more quickly.
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
Exc: accuRx launches first national patient-centred record viewing system
19 May 2022
accuRX is launching Record View – a patient-centred record viewing system – across the country,
Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Service implements new LIMS
19 May 2022
Lancashire & South Cumbria Pathology Service is deploying a single LIMS across its network to
Solent NHS Trust unveils new online portal for health information
18 May 2022
Solent NHS Trust has launched an online portal for families, so they can access safe
