Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
22 April 2025
Our coffee briefing covers a £2m robot surgeon at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, funding for UK biotech and updates to eFI.
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Skin Analytics raises £15m to expand AI skin cancer detection tech
22 April 2025
Skin Analytics has raised £15m to expand its AI skin cancer technology to markets with dermatologist shortages, such as Europe and Australia.
Justin Whatling to join Optum UK as chief executive
22 April 2025
Exclusive: Dr Justin Whatling is leaving his role at Palantir Technologies to join Optum UK as chief executive officer.
AI solution to detect lung cancer launches in south west England
17 April 2025
Peninsula Imaging Network (PenRAD) has gone live with Qure.ai’s AI for chest CT (qCT) to help detect lung cancer quicker.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
17 April 2025
Our coffee briefing covers AI diagnostics, “needle-free” blood testing and NHS Digital Academy’s new cyber security apprenticeship.
NICE approves 11 robotic surgery systems for use in the NHS
17 April 2025
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of eleven robotic surgery systems in the NHS.
Worcestershire Acute finds sepsis screening issues related to EPR
17 April 2025
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals has identified issues in the way recording of observations from sepsis patients are captured on its EPR.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals to deploy a patient portal
3 May 2022
Leeds Teaching Hospital is rolling out a patient portal from Wellola to engage with them
University Hospitals Plymouth pioneers smart watches for Parkinson’s
29 April 2022
University Hospitals Plymouth has worked with Plymouth University to pioneer a new way to monitor
eConsult CEO on the ICS impact on healthcare IT and the AI potential
29 April 2022
The CEO of eConsult, has spoken about what the introduction of ICSs could mean for
Movers and Shakers news roundup
29 April 2022
Our latest edition of Movers and Shakers features appointments at South West London Health &
Health and Care Bill given Royal Assent and becomes law
28 April 2022
The Health and Care Bill has become law and includes measures which are targeted at
