Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
10 April 2025
Today’s coffee briefing covers a remote monitoring initiative in Wales and Royal Oldham Hospital’s new automated laboratory system, FlexLab X.
News
NHS must move EPR use beyond digitising paper, warns report
10 April 2025
The NHS risks missing out on the full benefits of EPRs unless a national strategy is put in place, warns think tank.
Qualification launched to teach digital leadership in adult social care
10 April 2025
Wes Streeting, health secretary, has announced the launch of a qualification to teach care leaders the skills to use and deploy technology.
EU project launched to connect health data of three million citizens
9 April 2025
A project to help connect electronic health record (EHR) systems across Europe has received €8 million from the European Commission.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare goes live with imaging solution
9 April 2025
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has gone live with Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution to connect radiologists in South East England.
Wes Streeting pledges to retain digital workforce amid NHS reforms
9 April 2025
Wes Streeting, health secretary, confirmed the government’s commitment to retaining the digital workforce amid the abolition of NHS England.
Digital tools introduced to help improve elective recovery in Kent
8 April 2025
A patient optimisation eForm and a hospice data feed in Kent is now live to help improve prehabilitation and elective recovery for patients.
Digital GP provider Push Doctor acquired by Square Health
22 December 2021
Digital GP provider Push Doctor has been acquired by Square Health, a provider of private
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
