Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 April 2026
Today’s briefing features Apple requiring health app developers to declare if their app is classified as a regulated medical device.
News
NICE speakers confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026
14 April 2026
Two speakers from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have been confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026.
Kent and Medway mental health appointments launch online
14 April 2026
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has a launched a portal to give patients 24/7 online access to their mental health appointments.
MHRA secures £3.6m to expand AI regulatory sandbox
13 April 2026
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has secured funding to expand its AI Airlock regulatory sandbox.
IBM awarded £160m to transform NHS App into ‘health companion’
13 April 2026
NHS England has awarded a contract worth more than £160m to IBM for the supplier to support the development of the NHS App.
AI-scribing to be rolled out across UK’s second largest dental group
13 April 2026
Dental group PortmanDentex has announced a two‑year partnership with Heidi to roll out AI-scribing software and other clinical AI tools.
NHS Scotland websites linking to adult and illegal sports content
10 April 2026
NHS Glasgow’s cyber security team is working with a GP practice after its website was linked to adult content and illegal sports streams.
Peppy Health expands its digital services for women
4 April 2022
Peppy Health has announced it is expanding its Women’s Digital Health Service for employees in
ORCHA unveil digital health training programme for NHS staff
4 April 2022
The Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) has unveiled a digital
Dorset Healthcare University to introduce AI therapy chatbot
4 April 2022
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust is to roll out an AI-powered therapy chatbot which
The Christie signs with Aire Logic for data-driven openEHR programme
1 April 2022
The Christie NHS FT has signed a deal with Aire Logic which will see the
Babylon selects Google Cloud to help speed up access to patient data
1 April 2022
Babylon Health has turned to Google Cloud to help securely store and analyse the sensitive
