Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
1 May 2025
Our coffee time briefing covers a two-year contract extension for Hitachi and a pilot of Decently’s Melo app in Leeds.
News
NHS Trust raises concerns over digital workforce shortage
1 May 2025
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals has raised concerns that its digital team is “poorly resourced” with over 18 vacancies.
NICE recommends AI skin cancer detection system for NHS use
1 May 2025
Skin Analytics’ AI system that detects potential skin cancer has been conditionally recommended by NICE for use in the NHS.
NHS CDIO David Walliker to speak at Summer Schools 2025
30 April 2025
Experienced NHS chief digital officer Professor David Walliker is the latest speaker to be announced for Digital Health Summer Schools.
Imperial College Healthcare to pilot digital ‘self-serve’ booking system
30 April 2025
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is piloting a digital ‘self-serve’ booking system for outpatient appointments.
Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS
29 April 2025
Accurx and Tandem Health have launched a tool that transcribes, summarises and codes patient consultations into a trust’s clinical record.
Network chairs write open letter on NHS IT organisation changes
9 December 2021
The chairs of the Digital Health Networks have written an open letter to Amanda Pritchard
South, Central and West CSU win child health contract
9 December 2021
The contract will see the creation of a a unified Child Health Information Service for
Alcidion to acquire Silverlink PCS Software Limited
8 December 2021
Alcidion has announced it is to acquire patient administration system provider, Silverlink PCS Software Limited
More Barnsley Hospital staff switch to System C care coordination app
8 December 2021
More clinical staff at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are now performing digital handovers using
AccuRx report reflects growing digital primary healthcare presence
8 December 2021
A recent report published by GP software provider accuRx has shined a light on the
