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.
North West London trusts appoint Matthew Swindells as joint chair
9 February 2022
Four acute trusts in north west London have appointed Matthew Swindells to the role of
Patients Know Best platform helping to connect international students
9 February 2022
The Patients Know Best platform will be deployed at Newcastle University and NUMed Malaysia in
NHS in England to trial new approach to AI biases in healthcare
8 February 2022
The NHS in England is to trial a new approach to the ethical adoption of
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
