Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
2 October 2025
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing includes the launch of two ABHI accelerators and FDA 510(k) clearance for the AI tool OsteoSight.
News
Ben Goldacre and Gillian Leng to keynote at Rewired 2026
2 October 2025
Professor Ben Goldacre and Professor Gillian Leng have been announced as keynote speakers at Digital Health Rewired 2026.
‘We can’t afford to wait years for AI regulation’ says Tallon
2 October 2025
Lawrence Tallon, chief executive of the MHRA, said “we cannot afford to wait years” for AI to be regulated at the pace of innovation.
West Yorkshire pilots ‘digital twin’ for kidney disease
1 October 2025
West Yorkshire is piloting a population health ‘digital twin’ for chronic kidney disease to help spot the condition earlier.
GP practices in England to make online booking available all day
1 October 2025
GP practices are required to keep their online consultation tools running throughout core hours from October, under GP contract changes.
Digital is ‘integral’ to Moorfields’ top NHS league table ranking
1 October 2025
Digital is “integral” to the trust’s top ranking in NHS league tables, said Dr Peter Thomas, director of digital at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Scotland’s NHS App will not be widely available until April 2026
30 September 2025
Scotland’s version of the NHS App will not be made available to everyone across the country until April 2026, the government has announced.
New framework for communication technology is launched
21 December 2021
NHS Shared Business Services has introduced a new framework to help with pre- and post-appointment
Oracle confirms £22.4bn acquisition EHR provider Cerner
20 December 2021
Oracle has confirmed it has acquired global electronic health record (EHR) provider, Cerner, in a
Cheshire and Wirral go live with electronic patient record from TPP
20 December 2021
The mental health trust has gone live with an electronic patient record (EPR) from TPP
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital achieves HIMSS Stage 6 rating
20 December 2021
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded stage 6 EMRAM (Electronic
Feedback expands its cloud-based tuberculosis programme in rural India
17 December 2021
Feedback will be expanding is TB screening programme, thanks to funding from Amazon Web Services
