Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
16 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time includes a new midwifery degree which includes AI training and an NHSE call for market input on patient feedback.
News
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS rolls out digital forms via NHS App
16 September 2025
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has rolled out a digital tool for pre-operative assessment forms via the NHS App.
ICS leaders call for clarity on digital leadership
16 September 2025
A lack of clarity over digital leadership could limit the pace of digital transformation in the NHS 10 year health plan, say ICS leaders.
Applications open for the 2026 Digital Health Mentoring Programme
15 September 2025
Applications have opened for the 2026 Digital Health Networks Mentoring Programme to support the next generation of digital health leaders.
Patients in Ireland can view appointments in HSE Health App
15 September 2025
More than 900,000 patients in Ireland are now able to view their appointments in the Health Service Executive (HSE) Health App.
It’s harder than expected to implement AI in the NHS, finds study
15 September 2025
A study led by University College London researchers has found that implementing AI into NHS hospitals is harder than initially anticipated.
£3.6m awarded for XR digital mental health solutions
12 September 2025
Innovate UK has awarded £3.6m to 17 extended reality (XR) projects to create immersive digital mental health therapeutics.
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
