Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a menâs health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
News
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted âunlimited accessâ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir âunlimited accessâ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
Kingâs College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at Kingâs College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
Digital Health Unplugged: Building confidence through tech
5 October 2021
The latest Digital Health Unplugged is now live – this time taking a look at
Chelsea and Westminster teams up with C-Score to improve staff wellbeing
5 October 2021
CW Innovation programme has partnered with C-Score to develop a tool allowing staff to digitally
Seven Integrated Care Systems collaborate with ORCHA
4 October 2021
Seven integrated care systems have partnered with ORCHA to provide access to quality-assessed digital tools
Hertfordshire Partnership opts for Civica’s cloud-based prescribing
4 October 2021
Hertfordshire Partnership University has turned to Civica for the provision of a new cloud-based prescription
NHSX announces Digital Health Partnership Award winners
1 October 2021
NHSX has announced funding for 14 projects which focus on digital technology in a bid
