Ireland hits record ā¬491m health tech VC investment
3 December 2025
Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising ā¬491.3 million across 89 VC deals.
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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.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
2 December 2025
Today’s update features a platform supporting children with diabetes and the launch of a Postpartum Mum Tracker tool.
Innovate UK launches Women in Innovation Awards 2025-26
2 December 2025
Innovate UK has launched its Women in Innovation Awards for 2025-26, offering up to 60 awardees support grants of up to Ā£75,000.
MHRA and NICE secure Ā£2m for digital mental health tech project
1 December 2025
The MHRA and NICE have secured Ā£2m to continue its joint work around the regulation and evaluation of digital mental health technologies.
Insufficient EPR training contributes to risk of patient harm
1 December 2025
EPR training is often not sufficient to equip staff with the knowledge needed to use systems effectively, according to a report.Ā
Local digital maturity will shape the Neighbourhood Health Service
28 November 2025
The Neighbourhood Health Service must be based on local realities rather than follow a central blueprint, according to NHS digital leaders.
Cera to launch 15 digital healthcare hubs across UK
3 November 2021
Cera is launching 15 new digital healthcare hubs which will support older and vulnerable people
NHS saves more than 2 million hours using Microsoft Teams
2 November 2021
In the first six months Microsoft Teams was used across the health service it replaced
Greater Manchester Care Record to get data from care home Covid tracker
2 November 2021
The Greater Manchester Care Record is recieving data from the Safe Steps Covid Tracker, an
Babylon and Microsoft join forces to improve healthcare through AI
2 November 2021
Through exploring opportunities to enhance current AI tools Babylon and Microsoft aim to shift focus
Call for acute clinicians to answer NHSX EPR usability survey
1 November 2021
NHSX in August launched a survey to better understand how electronic patient records (EPRs) are
