Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
8 July 2025
Find out more about two new PAS launches and the news that all babies born in the UK could have their DNA mapped within the decade.
News
NHS spending £230m annually on paper patient records
8 July 2025
New analysis by Future Health Intelligence has found that the majority of NHS trusts still spend large sums to maintain paper medical records.
Barnsley Hospital to implement care coordination centre
7 July 2025
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a long-term contract with TeleTracking UK to implement a care coordination centre.
Facial recognition app for pain receives more funding
7 July 2025
PainChek’s facial recognition app has received funding to support a further 994 people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK).
Ming Tang and new Networks chairs respond to 10 year plan
7 July 2025
Ming Tang and the three new chairs of the Digital Health Networks Advisory Panels have responded to the government’s 10 year health plan.
VR improves patient experience at Leeds Children’s Hospital
4 July 2025
Virtual reality technology at Leeds Children’s Hospital is enabling young patients to undergo medical procedures without general anaesthetic.
BMA warns GP online consultation changes may cause waiting lists
4 July 2025
BMA leaders have warned that making GP practices keep online tools open all day will risk a spike in workload and could create waiting lists.
Budget 2021: Digital healthcare leaders react to NHS funding pledges
27 October 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed the NHS funding for IT upgrades and digital health technology in
Sunak confirms £2.1bn for NHS technology for more ‘connected’ hospitals
27 October 2021
Announcing the 2021 budget in the House of Commons today (October 27) Sunak said it
Northampton General selects IMMJ for electronic document management
27 October 2021
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has selected IMMJ Systems to provide an electronic document management
NHSX announces projects are to receive share of £6.5m as part of Adoption Fund
27 October 2021
NHSX has selected 35 projects to share a fund of £6.5m in order to help
NHS Wales chooses Citadel Health for laboratory system
27 October 2021
NHS Wales has selected Citadel Health to provide a new laboratory system which aims to
