GP online bookings causing isolation for older people, finds study
7 May 2026
Research suggests older people are being excluded from GP services due to the shift towards digital-first booking systems.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
7 May 2026
This week’s briefing features Holland & Barrett’s partnership with Phlo and an awards nod for a wound assessment app.
French firm Doctolib acquires GP IT supplier Medicus
7 May 2026
French HealthTech firm Doctolib has acquired Medicus, aiming to bring improved technology, AI and services to GP practices across the UK.
Digital tools key to improve patient flow in the NHS, report says
6 May 2026
Digital tech should be used to support whole-system patient flow rather than simply improving bed management, Public Policy Projects states.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals uses AI to detect skin cancer faster
6 May 2026
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has begun using AI with the aim of detecting skin cancer earlier.
Lincolnshire Partnership chooses Portasana PEP
5 May 2026
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected the Portasana Patient Engagement Platform (PEP) to improve digital access.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
5 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a project to bring telehealth to an island with no GP and software for AI-assisted colonoscopies.
The Christie unlocks real-time data by partnering with Better
29 September 2021
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has selected Better to provide a digital health platform to
University of Oxford establishes institute for data science
29 September 2021
The Data Institute will bring together academics from a range of disciplines including policy experts,
GPs in the South West turn to robots to access Dorset Care Record
29 September 2021
GPs in the region are being given click through access to the Dorset Care Record
Chelsea and Westminster to explore digital tools for HIV
29 September 2021
Working with Gilead Sciences, Cheslea and Westminster will also look at the potential impact of
Dr Tim Ferris: Digital change is ‘really difficult’ but ‘essential’
28 September 2021
The new director of transformation at NHS England and Improvement has said digital change in
