Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
1 May 2025
Our coffee time briefing covers a two-year contract extension for Hitachi and a pilot of Decently’s Melo app in Leeds.
News
NHS Trust raises concerns over digital workforce shortage
1 May 2025
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals has raised concerns that its digital team is “poorly resourced” with over 18 vacancies.
NICE recommends AI skin cancer detection system for NHS use
1 May 2025
Skin Analytics’ AI system that detects potential skin cancer has been conditionally recommended by NICE for use in the NHS.
NHS CDIO David Walliker to speak at Summer Schools 2025
30 April 2025
Experienced NHS chief digital officer Professor David Walliker is the latest speaker to be announced for Digital Health Summer Schools.
Imperial College Healthcare to pilot digital ‘self-serve’ booking system
30 April 2025
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is piloting a digital ‘self-serve’ booking system for outpatient appointments.
Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS
29 April 2025
Accurx and Tandem Health have launched a tool that transcribes, summarises and codes patient consultations into a trust’s clinical record.
Thomson Reuters reportedly hire former NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson
26 January 2022
Toronto-based Thomson Reuters has hired former CEO of NHS Digital Sarah Wilkinson as its chief
Suffolk and North East Essex ICS work with Better on care planning platform
26 January 2022
Suffolk and North East Essex ICS is collaborating with Better on a pilot that aims
SBRI Healthcare awards £1million to support net zero NHS
26 January 2022
SBRI Healthcare has dished out £1million to ten projects to support innovation that can help
Francisco Partners acquire part of IBM’s Watson Health business
25 January 2022
Francisco Partners has signed an agreement with IBM to acquire their healthcare assets that are
Huma acquires iPLATO Healthcare to enhance remote patient monitoring
25 January 2022
Huma have purchased iPLATO Healthcare with the aim of bringing remote patient monitoring to the
