Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
11 July 2024
This edition of Coffee Time Briefing includes a call for chartered status for tech professionals and text message initiative for NHS Scotland.
News
Children’s Health Ireland to implement interoperability platform
11 July 2024
Children’s Health Ireland is working with InterSystems to implement an interoperability platform at the new digital children’s hospital in Dublin.
Hull digital study sees 50% fall in COPD emergency attendances
11 July 2024
A study of a COPD digital service at Hull University Teaching Hospitals resulted in a 50% reduction in emergency attendances and admissions.
West Northamptonshire to launch cloud-based social care system
10 July 2024
West Northamptonshire Council is implementing its System C’s case management app for adult social care in the region.
Morley and Bracken first keynotes confirmed for Rewired 2025
10 July 2024
Dr Jessica Morley and Mike Bracken will return to Rewired next March as keynotes to inspire and inform the NHS’ digital leaders.
Wes Streeting: We can make Britain a powerhouse for MedTech
10 July 2024
Health secretary Wes Streeting has pledged that the new government will “make Britain a powerhouse for life sciences and medical technology”.
£1m project explores how 5G can transform North East healthcare
9 July 2024
A £1m project will explore how 5G technologies can improve and speed up the delivery of healthcare in the North East.
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
Care home using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 to help clinically vulnerable
24 January 2022
A care home has been using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 technology to allow clinically vulnerable residents
