Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
18 March 2025
Today’s news briefing covers a VR pilot study at East Kent Hospitals and the factors most likely to prompt negative reviews by UK patients.
News
Heart monitoring brought into patient homes through virtual wards
18 March 2025
Inhealthcare and FibriCheck have expanded their partnership to bring hospital-grade heart monitoring into patients’ homes.
AI robots carry out 3,000 care visits a week for vulnerable people
17 March 2025
Health tech company Cera says that it is using droid-like robots to carry out 3,000 care visits a week to elderly and vulnerable people.
Careology and Entia partner to enhance cancer care pathways
17 March 2025
Careology and Entia have partnered to help patients living with cancer to safely self-manage more of their treatment from home.
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust trials AI transcription tool
17 March 2025
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) is piloting an AI tool during clinical consultations to allow consultants more time with patients.
Abolition of NHSE sends shock waves across digital health sector
14 March 2025
We asked digital health leaders to respond to the abolition of NHSE and how it will impact NHS technology and innovation.
Northumbria Healthcare acquires software provider Health Call
14 March 2025
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has acquired Health Call Solutions Limited to increase its range of software products.
Alder Hey Children’s achieves EMRAM Stage 7 from HIMSS
25 November 2021
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has become the first paediatric hospital in Europe to
Evergreen Life acquires creators of online consultation company askmyGP
25 November 2021
Evergreen Life and askmyGP will be joining forces to improve patient communication in a recent
Midlands Partnership to lead NHSX-funded project into low back pain
24 November 2021
NHSX is supporting a collaborative project tasked with improving digital pathways for low back pain
Long-awaited Wade-Gery review into NHS IT organisations is published
24 November 2021
The review of NHS IT organisations has finally been published, and as exclusively revealed by
Pilot to use tech to identify those who could benefit from social care
24 November 2021
Residents across Merseyside will be taking part in a social care support pilot to help
