Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
24 July 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing covers an extension of a trial of drones to transport blood samples and funding for Digital Lifelines initiative.
News
Electronic prescribing to be rolled out at 55 mental health sites
24 July 2025
The Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management solution will be rolled out at across 55 mental health sites in the UK.
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service to expand to 2,000 beds
24 July 2025
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service will expand to 2,000 beds by December 2026, following a £85m investment targeted at NHS frailty services.
NHSE seeking £150m deal for ‘personalisation’ of digital services
23 July 2025
NHS England has issued a procurement notice seeking to award a provider a contract to support greater “personalisation” of digital services.
Smart Notes AI dictation tool introduced in four NHS trusts
23 July 2025
Four NHS trusts plan to introduce an AI-powered dictation tool which automatically transcribes clinicians’ notes during consultations.
NHS Scotland partners with CGI on Digital Front Door platform
23 July 2025
The Digital Front Door platform for Scotland moves forward as CGI is unveiled as a Delivery Partner for NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
NHS 111 Wales introduces AI-powered virtual assistant
22 July 2025
NHS 111 Wales has introduced an AI-powered virtual assistant to help website users get accurate health advice more quickly.
Government accepts recommendation for a single database of consultants
16 December 2021
A recommendation for there to be a single database for consultants has been accepted by
NHS Digital’s chief nurse wants clinical voice to be ’embedded’ in tech
16 December 2021
Jo Dickson said she wants to help make sure “the clinical voice is embedded within
Sexual health charity goes live with new information system
16 December 2021
A not-for-profit charity in Guernsey has gone live with a new information system for sexual
Leeds Teaching Hospitals creates new app for liver transplant patients
16 December 2021
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is hoping to take its new app for liver transplant patients to
Welsh councils turn to digital in bid to improve telecare service offering
15 December 2021
Over two thirds of councils in Wales are switching from analogue to digital technology to
