Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
26 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes Microsoft’s rollout of an AI health assistant in the US and a British biotech company raising £3.6m in seed funding
News
Digital health staff will be expected to gain professional registration
26 March 2026
NHS England is to set an “expectation” that staff working in digital healthcare are members of a professional body and registered with FEDIP.
FemTech startup announced as Rewired Pitchfest 2026 winner
26 March 2026
FemTech firm Daye has been announced as the winner of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026 following a competitive live final.
NHS Innovation Accelerator announces 2026 fellows at Rewired
25 March 2026
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) welcomed its latest intake of fellows at a launch event held at Digital Health Rewired 2026.
Two thirds of consultants would work for NHS Online, finds survey
25 March 2026
Almost two thirds of NHS consultants are interested in working for the NHS’s online hospital when it launches next year, a poll found.
NHS App to move from ‘front door’ to ‘companion’
25 March 2026
The NHS App is set to become a “companion” over the next few years, according to NHS England’s director of digital prevention services.
Mike Fell: Cyber resilience is essential for the NHS shift to digital
25 March 2026
The health service cannot achieve the shift from ‘analogue to digital’ without cyber resilience, said NHSE’s cyber chief.
The Access Group acquires adam Human Touch Technology
14 April 2022
The Access Group is boosting its access health, support and care division with the acquisition
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
