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.
Major push on EPR ‘convergence’ and levelling up from the centre
10 March 2022
Local NHS leaders have been told that they must draw up plans to level-up and
Mid and South Essex partner up with eConsult to help reduce waiting lists
10 March 2022
eConsult has partnered with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a patient
Nuffield Health and Careology team up for digital cancer support
9 March 2022
Nuffield Health and Careology have joined forces to provide digital support to patients who are
Herefordshire and Worcestershire select Better for electronic prescribing
9 March 2022
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has selected Better to deliver an electronic
Health Education England’s NHS AI roadmap aims to prepare workforce
9 March 2022
Health Education England has published the first roadmap into the use of AI in the
