Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
22 January 2026
Today’s briefing includes an Epic deployment in Germany, and investment in a data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder.
News
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals launches electronic prescribing
22 January 2026
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic prescribing and medicine administration (ePMA) system.
Major IT failure impacts Kent and Medway GP practices
21 January 2026
GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being suspended.
Yorkshire LGBTQ+ charity helps promote digital health inclusion
21 January 2026
Patient.info has partnered with Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs for older LGBTQ+ people across West Yorkshire.
NHS App to become national channel for the ‘shift to prevention’
21 January 2026
The NHS App is becoming the national channel for preventative healthcare, said Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHSE.
Norfolk and Waveney delays EPR to ‘take extra time to get it right’
20 January 2026
An £88m EPR for Norfolk and Waveney has been delayed to allow time to ‘get it right’, said Ed Prosser-Snelling, interim director of digital.
Two major UK hospitals to deploy AI to help detect infections
20 January 2026
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will deploy Sanome’s MEMORI AI tool.
Virtual ward created for atrial fibrillation patients in Leicester
24 March 2022
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has become one of the first in the UK
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole is to introduce text reminders
24 March 2022
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is bringing back its text reminder service to
Specops confirmed as Digital Health’s cyber security hub sponsor
23 March 2022
Password management and authentication solution vendor, Specops, has been confirmed as the new sponsor of
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
