Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
22 January 2026
Today’s briefing includes an Epic deployment in Germany, and investment in a data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder.
News
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals launches electronic prescribing
22 January 2026
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic prescribing and medicine administration (ePMA) system.
Major IT failure impacts Kent and Medway GP practices
21 January 2026
GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being suspended.
Yorkshire LGBTQ+ charity helps promote digital health inclusion
21 January 2026
Patient.info has partnered with Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs for older LGBTQ+ people across West Yorkshire.
NHS App to become national channel for the ‘shift to prevention’
21 January 2026
The NHS App is becoming the national channel for preventative healthcare, said Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHSE.
Norfolk and Waveney delays EPR to ‘take extra time to get it right’
20 January 2026
An £88m EPR for Norfolk and Waveney has been delayed to allow time to ‘get it right’, said Ed Prosser-Snelling, interim director of digital.
Two major UK hospitals to deploy AI to help detect infections
20 January 2026
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will deploy Sanome’s MEMORI AI tool.
Part of Allscripts re-branded to Altera Digital Health
9 May 2022
Allscripts’ hospitals and large physician practices business has officially been brought by Harris and will
NHS England guidance asks ICSs to extend or introduce virtual wards
9 May 2022
NHS England and NHS Improvement are asking all Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to extend or
Milton Keynes University Hospital receives GDE accreditation
6 May 2022
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded Global Digital Exemplar status in
NHS Providers guide looks at how to boost board member’s confidence in digital
6 May 2022
NHS Providers has published its fifth guide in a series of briefings designed to aid
Industry news in brief
6 May 2022
The Digital Health News industry round-up includes a US project for ORCHA and news of
