Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
24 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes funding for a Scottish digital drug harm reduction programme and an award for an AI-powered smart glasses firm.
News
Harris Health Alliance acquires digital child health record
24 March 2026
Harris Health Alliance has completed the acquisition of digital child health record the eRedbook from Heathersoft.
Precision liver study recruits almost 1,000 people using NHS data
23 March 2026
Almost 1,000 participants have been recruited into the LiveWell study in less than a year using real-world NHS data.
NHS community trust cuts hospital stays with digital patient flow
23 March 2026
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has improved patient flow through a digital transformation programme.
Digital health equity gaps remain, finds WHO research
23 March 2026
People with greater health needs and language barriers struggle to access digital health services, according to WHO and Public Health Wales.
Seven ICBs to launch unified dental electronic referral service
20 March 2026
Seven ICBs across the south west of England will roll out a unified dental electronic referral service for the region.
£10m partnership will use digital tools to improve respiratory care
20 March 2026
A government partnership will use data and digital tools to improve care for patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
HEE renews clinical decision support tool than can integrate with EPRs
21 April 2022
Health Education England (HEE) is extending its use of BMJ Best Practice, a decision support
Oxford University Hospitals to use robotic platform for spinal surgery
21 April 2022
Oxford University Hospitals has become the first NHS Trust in the UK to acquire ExcelsiusGPS,
East Lancashire Hospitals to deploy Alcidion’s patient flow technology
20 April 2022
The patient flow technology across East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust will be upgraded following an
CliniSys acquires laboratory information management provider ApolloLIMS
20 April 2022
CliniSys has acquired ApolloLIMS as it looks to create a new wave of digital diagnostics
FEDIP launches new charter for health tech experts
20 April 2022
The Federation of Informatics Professionals has launched a new charter highlighting the importance of high
