Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
4 February 2025
Today’s news roundup covers £10m in funding for Liverpool’s new healthtech hub and a pilot of EnrichMyCare at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
News
Guidance launched to ensure safety of digital mental health tech
4 February 2025
The MHRA has issued guidance to help manufacturers ensure that digital mental health technologies are effective, reliable and safe.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals sets new date for Oracle EPR go-live
4 February 2025
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has set a new date for the go-live of its Oracle Health electronic patient record (EPR).
New York Blood Center Enterprises hit by ransomware attack
3 February 2025
A cyber attack has forced New York Blood Center Enterprises to postpone appointments despite blood shortages.
NHS Supply Chain selects Leidos as cyber security provider
3 February 2025
US-based IT and defence company Leidos has been appointed cyber security provider for NHS Supply Chain under a three-year contract.
Wirral cyber attack set back cancer waiting times by months
3 February 2025
Waiting times for cancer pathways at Wirral University Teaching Hospital have been “significantly impacted” by last year’s cyber incident.
Digital mental health service to support lymphoedema patients
31 January 2025
NHS Wales’ digital wellbeing service is helping patients manage the mental health impacts of lymphoedema and lipalgia syndrome.
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
