Safeguards are needed for online consultation changes, says BMA
18 September 2025
The government and NHSE have not listened to GPs’ concerns around changes to online consultations from 1 October, said the BMA.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
18 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time includes funding news for Salient Bio and ArcaScience, plus a virtual patient developed by Coventry University.
Pocketalk and Zebra partner to advance healthcare communication
18 September 2025
Translation tech firm Pocketalk has launched an app on Zebra Technologies’ mobile computers, tablets and kiosks found in healthcare settings.
Could an AI breath test speed up COPD diagnosis?
18 September 2025
A study will assess whether an AI breath test can help speed up the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the NHS.
Imperial NHS MRI scanning pilot cuts DNA rates and waiting lists
17 September 2025
An out-of-hours MRI scanning pilot at Imperial College Healthcare has helped to reduce Did Not Attend (DNA) rates and cut waiting list times.
Patients Know Best secures funding to expand single patient record
17 September 2025
Patients Know Best has announced a strategic investment from DNV to expand its single patient record functionality.
Google invests £5bn to help power the UK’s AI economy
17 September 2025
Google has opened a data centre in Hertfordshire to meet growing demand for AI services, as part of a two-year £5bn investment in the UK.
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
English NHS testing effectiveness of ‘artificial pancreas’ technology
1 April 2022
The effectiveness of technology which continually monitor blood glucose and automatically adjusts the amount of
Industry news in brief
1 April 2022
Find out about Yorkshire & Humber’s first international accelerator, a funding boost for Caterpillar app
