Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
4 December 2025
This week’s briefing includes Kooth’s acquisition of Kismet Health’s telehealth platform and seed funding for Cellbyte.
News
AI tool helps spot deadly clots in stroke patients faster, study shows
4 December 2025
An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.
UK should make money from NHS patient data, says health minister
4 December 2025
The UK should leverage its new Health Data Research Service for the “benefit of the Treasury coffers”, health minister Zubir Ahmed said.
Humanoid robots to feature at Digital Health Rewired 2026
3 December 2025
Rewired 2026 attendees will have a chance to see a live demonstration of humanoid robots that could revolutionise NHS patient care.
Greater Manchester upgrades PACS cloud portal for image sharing
3 December 2025
NHS hospital trusts across the north west of England will share patients’ radiology images through an upgraded cloud portal from early 2026.
Ireland hits record €491m health tech VC investment
3 December 2025
Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million across 89 VC deals.
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.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ teams up with TestCard for new Covid test app
21 October 2021
A collaboration between Guy’s and St Thomas’, TestCard and SureScreen is helping improve the reporting
Midlands Partnership launches 5-year digital strategy to ‘enhance care’
21 October 2021
The Midlands Partnership strategy falls into three main categories, digitising care pathways; connecting people with
New information added to NHS Digital’s cyber security campaign
20 October 2021
The Keep IT Confidential cyber security awareness campaign from NHS Digital has been updated with
New £1.4m AI funding aims to reduce racial health inequalities
20 October 2021
The funding, from the NHSX AI Lab and Health Foundation, aims to ensure healthcare solutions
Calling all health tech startups – Pitchfest 2022 is open for applications
20 October 2021
Pitchfest 2022 offers start-ups a unique opportunity to showcase their product to a panel of
