Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
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West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmerās leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least Ā£13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than Ā£13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on womenās health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in womenās health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Number of Manchester organisations join wearable health tech trial
8 February 2022
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and others are collaborating on a trial of wearable health
Wales and CareFlow launch new digital hospital pharmacy system
8 February 2022
Wales has gained a new digital hospital pharmacy system which will mean more consistent care
Online NHS platform to tackle elective surgery backlog set to be launched
7 February 2022
NHS patients will soon have access to the My Planned Care platform, to provide them
Kingās College Hospital secures funding for 2023 roll-out of Epic EHR
7 February 2022
Kingās College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed its Epic electronic health record (EHR) will
Explore all things AI and Data at Digital Health Rewired 2022
7 February 2022
Data and AI became vital tools during the pandemic and is one of the reasons
