Safeguards are needed for online consultation changes, says BMA
18 September 2025
The government and NHSE have not listened to GPs’ concerns around changes to online consultations from 1 October, said the BMA.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
18 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time includes funding news for Salient Bio and ArcaScience, plus a virtual patient developed by Coventry University.
Pocketalk and Zebra partner to advance healthcare communication
18 September 2025
Translation tech firm Pocketalk has launched an app on Zebra Technologies’ mobile computers, tablets and kiosks found in healthcare settings.
Could an AI breath test speed up COPD diagnosis?
18 September 2025
A study will assess whether an AI breath test can help speed up the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the NHS.
Imperial NHS MRI scanning pilot cuts DNA rates and waiting lists
17 September 2025
An out-of-hours MRI scanning pilot at Imperial College Healthcare has helped to reduce Did Not Attend (DNA) rates and cut waiting list times.
Patients Know Best secures funding to expand single patient record
17 September 2025
Patients Know Best has announced a strategic investment from DNV to expand its single patient record functionality.
Google invests £5bn to help power the UK’s AI economy
17 September 2025
Google has opened a data centre in Hertfordshire to meet growing demand for AI services, as part of a two-year £5bn investment in the UK.
Kooth and myGP team up to improve digital mental health access
7 March 2022
Kooth has collaborated with myGP to allow the app to self-refer patients to the its
Sheffield Children’s Hospital hosts robot study for paediatrics
4 March 2022
Sheffield Children’s Hospital is hosting a study exploring the use of social robots to calm
Allscripts to sell part of its business to Harris for £526million
4 March 2022
Health IT supplier Allscripts has announced it has reached an agreement to sell its electronic
Scottish hospital pilots AI tech for cervical cancer screening
4 March 2022
University Hospital Monklands is piloting cervical screening technology that uses AI to speed up the
Industry news in brief
4 March 2022
The latest Digital Health News industry round-up includes NHS approval for Verto 365, an ophthalmology
