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.
NHS Tayside deploys Alcidion’s early warning monitoring system
29 March 2022
NHS Tayside is joining two other Scottish health boards who have already deployed Alcidion’s early
CW Innovation’s Horizon Fellowship reveals first participants
28 March 2022
CW Innovation has revealed the first participants to join its new Horizon Fellowship programme –
‘Find and Treat’ mobile van helping to tackle infectious diseases in London
28 March 2022
A mobile health clinic, ‘Find and Treat’ is being used to tackle infectious diseases in
Inhealthcare wins NHS contract to scale up remote monitoring in Scotland
28 March 2022
Inhealthcare has successfully bid for an NHS contract to support the scaling up and mainstreaming
NHS Scotland renews Induction Attend Anywhere contract
25 March 2022
NHS Scotland has extended its contract with Induction for a further year for its Attend
