Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
24 July 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing covers an extension of a trial of drones to transport blood samples and funding for Digital Lifelines initiative.
News
Electronic prescribing to be rolled out at 55 mental health sites
24 July 2025
The Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management solution will be rolled out at across 55 mental health sites in the UK.
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service to expand to 2,000 beds
24 July 2025
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service will expand to 2,000 beds by December 2026, following a £85m investment targeted at NHS frailty services.
NHSE seeking £150m deal for ‘personalisation’ of digital services
23 July 2025
NHS England has issued a procurement notice seeking to award a provider a contract to support greater “personalisation” of digital services.
Smart Notes AI dictation tool introduced in four NHS trusts
23 July 2025
Four NHS trusts plan to introduce an AI-powered dictation tool which automatically transcribes clinicians’ notes during consultations.
NHS Scotland partners with CGI on Digital Front Door platform
23 July 2025
The Digital Front Door platform for Scotland moves forward as CGI is unveiled as a Delivery Partner for NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
NHS 111 Wales introduces AI-powered virtual assistant
22 July 2025
NHS 111 Wales has introduced an AI-powered virtual assistant to help website users get accurate health advice more quickly.
Milton Keynes University Hospital to pilot smart hospital solution
7 April 2022
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to pilot a smart hospital solution which
Welsh care homes to deploy remote patient monitoring platform
6 April 2022
Two care homes in Wales are to deploy a remote patient monitoring platform with the
NHS England planning to develop a £240million ‘Federated Data Platform’
6 April 2022
NHS England has announced plans to develop a £240million ‘Federated Data Platform’(FDP) via a prior
Cohort for 2022 NHS Innovation Accelerator announced
6 April 2022
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) has announced the 10 innovators who will receive support to
Herefordshire and Worcestershire implement Alcidion’s Miya Flow
5 April 2022
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is implementing Alcidion’s Miya Flow technology –
