Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
27 November 2025
Today’s briefing includes how brain stimulation can prevent depression relapses of major depressive disorder in 75% of patients.
News
MPs call for NHS to rely on UK tech firms instead of US giants
27 November 2025
MPs called for the government to prioritise UK companies for big NHS tech contracts, rather than US giants like Microsoft and Palantir.
AI testing platform removes commercial bias for NHS use
27 November 2025
Researchers have developed a platform to determine whether commercial AI algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect diabetic eye disease.
Concerns that capital funding for NHS tech could delay AI roll-out
26 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledged to invest Ā£300 million of additional capital investment in NHS technology in the Autumn Budget.
High risk groups under-represented in Men’s Health Strategy
26 November 2025
Younger men are under-represented in the government’s Men’s Health Strategy, according to a neuroscience tech firm.
Blackwood appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service
26 November 2025
Baroness Nicola Blackwood, a leader in life sciences and innovation, has been appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
Free digital and data training launches for AHPs
25 November 2025
A digital education programme has been launched to provide access to digital and data knowledge for AHPs based in the UK.Ā
Guyās and St Thomasā first hospital in London to acquire Versius robot
7 December 2021
Guyās and St Thomasā has become the first site in London to adopt the Versius
Tallaght University Hospital upgrades pathology systems with ICE
6 December 2021
Tallaght University Hospital has integrated the ordering and reporting of blood tests into its EPR,
Scientists developing video games to diagnose and monitor depression
6 December 2021
Scientists in London have developed new AI technology inspired by video games to transform the
South Tees and Dartford deploy Alcidionās patient monitoring system
3 December 2021
South Tees and Dartford have both gone live with Alcidion’s Miya Precision, a real-time patient
Elsevier acquires Osmosis to advance medical education portfolio
3 December 2021
Elsevier has added to its global medical healthcare portfolio with the acquisition of Osmosis.org, a
