Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
31 March 2026
Today’s briefing features AI designed to diagnose childhood sleep apnoea and a multilingual virtual assistant at a Welsh medical centre.
News
Experts caution against ‘snake oil’ claims in AI research
31 March 2026
Many big tech firms are over-promising and under-delivering on AI, warned health data experts at Digital Health Rewired.
National NHS chief digital, data and tech officer appointed
30 March 2026
Rob Thompson has been appointed chief digital, data and technology officer across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.
Cheshire trusts optimising shared EPR following go-live
30 March 2026
East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are continuing to optimise their shared EPR months after launch.
Manchester trust to expand use of Microsoft’s AI tools
30 March 2026
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is expanding the use of AI tools across its workforce in collaboration with Microsoft.
Only 30% of trusts with EPRs have integrated data flows, finds DMA
27 March 2026
The 2025 Digital Maturity Assessment shows 93% of NHS providers use EPRs but only 30% have fully integrated bi-directional data flows.
Avoid unnecessary piloting of ‘excellent’ tech, says national CNIO
27 March 2026
The NHS must “accelerate” and scale proven innovations to meet rising demand, Helen Balsdon told Digital Health Rewired.
Matthew Gould leaves NHS England and Improvement
4 May 2022
The former CEO of NHSX, Matthew Gould, left NHS England and Improvement at the end
Digital features in King’s College Hospital’s yearly action plan
4 May 2022
King’s College has unveiled its action plan for the year ahead, which will help tackle
Hillingdon Hospitals goes live with IMMJ’s MediViewer system
4 May 2022
The Hillingdon Hospitals has extended the use of IMMJ System’s MediViewer to digitise its patient
Coventry and Warwickshire expand virtual ward offering
4 May 2022
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is extending its current chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Torbay and South Devon go live with TPP’s SystmOne Maternity
3 May 2022
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with TPP’s SystmOne Maternity, enabling
