Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a menās health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
News
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted āunlimited accessā to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir āunlimited accessā to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
Kingās College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at Kingās College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
NHS Dumfries and Galloway rolls out Medical Interoperability Gateway
18 March 2022
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has become the first organisation in Scotland to roll out the
Industry news in brief
18 March 2022
Digital Health News industry round-up includes details of Ada Health’s integration with Epic and the
London patients to trial AI chatbot for mental health support
17 March 2022
Patients in London waiting for NHS mental health therapy will trial an AI therapy chatbot
Digital Health Rewired 2022: Day two news roundup
16 March 2022
The final day of Digital Health Rewired 2022 certainly did not disappoint with highlights including
Rewired 2022: CardMedic crowned the winner of Pitchfest
16 March 2022
The final saw CardMedic being crowned the winner of the Pitchfest 2022 on the final
