Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 August 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing includes a partnership between Devon Council and System C, and Oracle’s next-gen electronic health record.
News
Scottish accelerator invests £1m in female-led HealthTech startups
14 August 2025
Three female cofounded HealthTech firms have secured over £1m investment from STAC, Scotland’s industry-led accelerator for tech start-ups.
AI assistance may lead to loss of skills in health professionals
14 August 2025
Routine use of AI reduced health professionals’ abilities to detect precancerous growths without the technology, according to researchers.
App launches to prevent distressed behaviours in dementia patients
13 August 2025
A digital tool to help identify and prevent distressed behaviours in dementia patients will be showcased by the Alzheimer’s Society.
Ergéa and Newton’s Tree partner to provide integrated AI solution
13 August 2025
Ergéa and Newton’s Tree have partnered with the aim of improving healthcare organisations through integrated, AI-enabled digital solutions.
Hackers breach cancer screening data of almost 500,000 women
13 August 2025
Personal health data from more than 485,000 women has been stolen from a cervical cancer screening programme in the Netherlands.
Women in England to self-refer online for midwife appointments
12 August 2025
NHS England has announced that newly pregnant women can now self-refer online to get their first midwife appointments.
Telemedicine robots helping to ease pressure on hospitals during Covid-19
22 December 2021
The roll-out of new state-of-the-art robot technology, developed by Consultant Connect, is helping to ease
Bowel Cancer UK develops text-based support programme
22 December 2021
Bowel Cancer UK has joined forces with text message micro-learning platform GoodCourse, to develop a
AI chatbots could help patients discuss sensitive health conditions
21 December 2021
Research from the University of Westminster has revealed AI chatbots could be used to get
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
