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 England’s chief nurse wants a CNIO in every organisation
15 March 2022
Ruth May has has told the audience at Digital Health Rewired that sheād like to
Dr Nicola Byrne says data initiatives need to prove they are trustworthy
15 March 2022
Dr Nicola Byrne has said data initiatives and organisations must ensure they can demonstrate what
NHS’ Ayub Bhayat speaks all things data ahead of Rewired 2022
14 March 2022
The director of insight and data platform at NHS England and NHS Improvement has spoken
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear achieves GDE accreditation
14 March 2022
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has been officially recognised as an accredited
Digital Health launches brand new website for the Networks
14 March 2022
A new dedicated website for Digital Health’s community of NHS IT leaders has been launched,
