Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
31 March 2026
Today’s briefing features AI designed to diagnose childhood sleep apnoea and a multilingual virtual assistant at a Welsh medical centre.
News
Experts caution against ‘snake oil’ claims in AI research
31 March 2026
Many big tech firms are over-promising and under-delivering on AI, warned health data experts at Digital Health Rewired.
National NHS chief digital, data and tech officer appointed
30 March 2026
Rob Thompson has been appointed chief digital, data and technology officer across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.
Cheshire trusts optimising shared EPR following go-live
30 March 2026
East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are continuing to optimise their shared EPR months after launch.
Manchester trust to expand use of Microsoft’s AI tools
30 March 2026
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is expanding the use of AI tools across its workforce in collaboration with Microsoft.
Only 30% of trusts with EPRs have integrated data flows, finds DMA
27 March 2026
The 2025 Digital Maturity Assessment shows 93% of NHS providers use EPRs but only 30% have fully integrated bi-directional data flows.
Avoid unnecessary piloting of ‘excellent’ tech, says national CNIO
27 March 2026
The NHS must “accelerate” and scale proven innovations to meet rising demand, Helen Balsdon told Digital Health Rewired.
MeeToo mental health app shows positive results in study
23 March 2022
The MeeToo mental health support app has been positively evaluated in a study published by
You & Type 2 diabetes project helping to transform patient experiences
22 March 2022
The You & Type 2 pathway has proven to be a success so far in
Amazon Web Services announces first UK cohort participants
21 March 2022
The Amazon Web Services Healthcare Accelerator has announced the first 12 healthcare solution start-ups who
NHS Digital data to help researchers understand Covid impact on cancer
21 March 2022
New cancer data from NHS Digital is expected to help researchers understand the impact of
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
