Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
14 April 2026
Today’s briefing features Apple requiring health app developers to declare if their app is classified as a regulated medical device.
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NICE speakers confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026
14 April 2026
Two speakers from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have been confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026.
Kent and Medway mental health appointments launch online
14 April 2026
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has a launched a portal to give patients 24/7 online access to their mental health appointments.
MHRA secures Ā£3.6m to expand AI regulatory sandbox
13 April 2026
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has secured funding to expand its AI Airlock regulatory sandbox.
IBM awarded Ā£160m to transform NHS App into ‘health companion’
13 April 2026
NHS England has awarded a contract worth more than Ā£160m to IBM for the supplier to support the development of the NHS App.
AI-scribing to be rolled out across UK’s second largest dental group
13 April 2026
Dental group PortmanDentex has announced a twoāyear partnership with Heidi to roll out AI-scribing software and other clinical AI tools.
NHS Scotland websites linking to adult and illegal sports content
10 April 2026
NHS Glasgow’s cyber security team is working with a GP practice after its website was linked to adult content and illegal sports streams.
Cambridge and GigXR partner up to transform medical professional training
19 January 2022
The University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals have partnered up with GigXR to create
Pilot study to explore how digital activities impact dementia patients
19 January 2022
Memory Lane Games has teamed up with Hospice Isle of Man to explore the impact
NICE expected to approve changes to health tech evaluation
19 January 2022
NICE is expecting to approve a raft of changes on how it evaluates health tech
Sensyne Health ‘unlikely to be able to continue’ unless funding is secured
18 January 2022
Sensyne Health, an AI health tech company, needs emergency funding if it’s to continue trading
DigitalHealth.London welcomes latest cohort of Accelerator programme
18 January 2022
DigitalHealth.London has revealed the newest cohort to its Accelerator programme, whose innovations will tackles the
