Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a project to bring telehealth to an island with no GP and software for AI-assisted colonoscopies.
News
NHSE to move away from open source over AI security concerns
5 May 2026
NHS England has restricted access to some of its open source code to strengthen security amid concerns about the impact of AI models.
Outdated IT systems increasing GP workload, RCGP finds
1 May 2026
Outdated and poorly connected IT systems are increasing GP workload pressures, a Royal College of General Practitioners report has found.
AI documentation tool creates 40% more assessment capacity
1 May 2026
System C has announced that its AI-powered FormFlow Assistant has been deployed across 15 local authorities.
First look at Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 programme
30 April 2026
Digital Health has published a ‘first look’ at this year’s Summer Schools programme, which takes place on 16-17 July in Nottingham.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
30 April 2026
Today’s briefing includes cyberattacks on Ukraine’s hospitals and tech that stops organs getting damaged in transit.
AI cuts patient call wait times by up to 90% at UHSussex
30 April 2026
Patient call wait times at University Hospitals Sussex have been cut by up to 90% since the implementation of AI technology from Netcall.
Simon Bolton and Sonia Patel to join Digital Health Summer Schools 2022
13 April 2022
Two senior national CIOs will be unpacking the national agenda of levelling-up and more at
Newcastle achieves HIMSS Stage 6 and Global Digital Exemplar status
13 April 2022
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been accredited HIMSS Stage 6 across all its sites
System C appoints a new CEO ahead of its 40th birthday
13 April 2022
System C, a UK health and social care software specialist, has appointed Nick Wilson as
Simon Eccles to step down as CCIO at NHS England and Improvement
12 April 2022
The national chief clinical information officer at NHS England and Improvement is to step down
Lord Drayson steps down as CEO of Sensyne Health
12 April 2022
The founder and CEO of Sensyne Health has stepped down from his role after the
