Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
4 December 2025
This week’s briefing includes Kooth’s acquisition of Kismet Health’s telehealth platform and seed funding for Cellbyte.
News
AI tool helps spot deadly clots in stroke patients faster, study shows
4 December 2025
An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.
UK should make money from NHS patient data, says health minister
4 December 2025
The UK should leverage its new Health Data Research Service for the “benefit of the Treasury coffers”, health minister Zubir Ahmed said.
Humanoid robots to feature at Digital Health Rewired 2026
3 December 2025
Rewired 2026 attendees will have a chance to see a live demonstration of humanoid robots that could revolutionise NHS patient care.
Greater Manchester upgrades PACS cloud portal for image sharing
3 December 2025
NHS hospital trusts across the north west of England will share patients’ radiology images through an upgraded cloud portal from early 2026.
Ireland hits record €491m health tech VC investment
3 December 2025
Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million across 89 VC deals.
Scottish refreshed Life Sciences Strategy plans to harness AI
2 December 2025
The Scottish government has published a refreshed Life Sciences Strategy, which includes harnessing new technologies such as AI.
Northern Ireland goes live with Sectra for unified medical imaging system
25 February 2022
Northern Ireland has signed a deal with Sectra which will see pathology and radiology images
South London hospital trusts to implement a joint Cerner EPR
25 February 2022
The two trusts within the St George’s and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Group have
Movers and Shakers news roundup
25 February 2022
Our February edition of Movers and Shakers features news from Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Sajid Javid wants 90% of NHS trusts to have an EPR by December 2023
24 February 2022
The secretary of state for health and social care has said he wants 90% of
NECS’ I-Lin Hall reflects on achievements and previews Rewired 2022
24 February 2022
The head of data and digital applications at North of England Care System Support (NECS)
