Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
27 May 2025
Today’s coffee briefing covers £13m in green funding for Newham Hospital, plus insights from the Philips Future Health Index 2025.
News
Nottingham University Hospitals introduces bedside fit notes
27 May 2025
Clinicians at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust can now issue eMED3 electronic fit notes directly from the Nervecentre EPR.
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS FT goes live with EPR
27 May 2025
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with an electronic patient record (EPR) system from Epic.
‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracking goes live on NHS App
23 May 2025
An “Amazon-style” prescription tracking feature has been rolled out in the NHS App to reduce unnecessary calls and visits to pharmacies.
Prototype developed for new breast cancer detection technology
23 May 2025
The prototype of a machine that can detect tumours in women with dense breast tissue has been developed in Newcastle.
Grow Digital Health Midlands announces first accelerator cohort
23 May 2025
Nine ‘high-potential’ digital health companies have been selected to participate in a new, Midlands-focused accelerator programme.
‘Ada’ automation system improves paediatric referral processing
22 May 2025
An automation system called ‘Ada’ is improving efficiency in paediatric referrals at Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust.
All Type 1 diabetes patients eligible for new technology
31 March 2022
All patients with Type 1 diabetes will be eligible for new lifechanging technology on the
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital rolls out pilot openEPMA system
30 March 2022
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital has gone live with a pilot of an open Electronic
Lyniate and NextGate enter definite merger agreement
30 March 2022
Healthcare interoperability company, Lyniate and digital identity solutions provider, NextGate, have entered a definitive merger
X-on acquired by Southern Communications Group
30 March 2022
X-on, a cloud telephony provider, has been acquired by Southern Communications Group, giving it access
NHS Wales and CMR Surgical join forces for national robotics programme
29 March 2022
NHS Wales has signed a multi-year contract with CMR Surgical (CMR) as part of a
