Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
29 April 2025
Our coffee briefing covers robotic knee surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals and trials of a new, needle-free cancer vaccine.
News
Evaluation of NHS AI Lab calls for national support for AI initiatives
29 April 2025
An evaluation of the NHS AI Lab has called for national support to ensure that AI initiatives can be scaled and sustained.
Government encourages clinicians to use AI scribing technology
29 April 2025
New government guidance encourages NHS clinicians to use AI tools to transcribe consultations and turn them into medical notes and letters.
NHS App expansion saves 1.5 million appointments
28 April 2025
The government’s accelerated rollout of the NHS App has saved 1.5 million appointments and helped cut waiting times for patients.
Voting opens for Digital Health Network Advisory Panel elections
28 April 2025
Voting has opened for members of the Digital Health Networks to decide the members of the advisory panels for the 2025-2027 term.
Children’s Health Ireland signs five-year deal with Sectra
28 April 2025
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has signed a five-year contract with medical imaging and cyber security company Sectra.
Applications open for University of Edinburgh’s AI accelerator
25 April 2025
The University of Edinburgh has opened applications for its 2025 AI Accelerator programme.
Health Education England publishes NHS AI roadmap
16 February 2022
Health Education England has published the first roadmap into the use of AI across the
Dorset and Lancashire ICSs pilot ORCHA’s elective care toolkit
16 February 2022
Our Dorset ICS and Lancashire & South Cumbria Health & Care Partnership are piloting an
Ada Health closes Series B funding round at £88.5m
15 February 2022
Ada Health has announced it has closed its Series B round at £88.5million ($120million) following
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital trials AI skin cancer diagnostic tool
15 February 2022
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is trialling a new AI-powered tool to help speed up skin
Homerton Hospital signs eTriage deal to tackle wait times in A&E
14 February 2022
Homerton Emergency Department is set to use eConsult’s eTriage system in a bid to tackle
