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.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital rolls out digital consent and more
12 January 2022
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) has digitisied referral management, consent and patient-reported
Medway NHS FT goes live with new EPR within five months
11 January 2022
Medway NHS Foundation Trust took just five months to go live with its new electronic
Central and North West London goes live with TPP’s Brigid app
11 January 2022
Central and North West London have rolled out TTT’s Brigid app to several mental health
IBM reportedly looking to sell healthcare division Watson Health
10 January 2022
IBM is reportedly trying to sell its healthcare division, Watson Health, for more than £700million
NHS England sets out digital priorities in latest planning guidance
10 January 2022
NHS England has revealed its digital priorities for the year ahead as part of a
