Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
4 December 2025
This week’s briefing includes Kooth’s acquisition of Kismet Health’s telehealth platform and seed funding for Cellbyte.
News
AI tool helps spot deadly clots in stroke patients faster, study shows
4 December 2025
An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.
UK should make money from NHS patient data, says health minister
4 December 2025
The UK should leverage its new Health Data Research Service for the “benefit of the Treasury coffers”, health minister Zubir Ahmed said.
Humanoid robots to feature at Digital Health Rewired 2026
3 December 2025
Rewired 2026 attendees will have a chance to see a live demonstration of humanoid robots that could revolutionise NHS patient care.
Greater Manchester upgrades PACS cloud portal for image sharing
3 December 2025
NHS hospital trusts across the north west of England will share patients’ radiology images through an upgraded cloud portal from early 2026.
Ireland hits record €491m health tech VC investment
3 December 2025
Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million across 89 VC deals.
Scottish refreshed Life Sciences Strategy plans to harness AI
2 December 2025
The Scottish government has published a refreshed Life Sciences Strategy, which includes harnessing new technologies such as AI.
NHS Covid Pass now required for entry into nightclubs and large venues
15 December 2021
The NHS Covid Pass, available via the NHS App, must now be shown by all
Ruth May to keynote Digital Nursing Stage at Rewired 2022
15 December 2021
NHS England and Improvement’s chief nursing officer has been confirmed as the the opening keynote
Sussex Partnership and Enovacom team up for interoperability project
15 December 2021
Sussex Partnership NHS FT has teamed up with Enovacom to develop a new electronic prescribing
UK Kidney Association signs re-platform deal with Patients Know Best
14 December 2021
The UK Kidney Association (UKKA) has signed a five-year deal with Patients Know Best (PKB)
Organisations warned about Log4j flaw which could impact services
14 December 2021
Organisations are being warned about a flaw in the open-source Java logging library, Log4j, which
