Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
17 April 2025
Our coffee briefing covers AI diagnostics, “needle-free” blood testing and NHS Digital Academy’s new cyber security apprenticeship.
News
NICE approves 11 robotic surgery systems for use in the NHS
17 April 2025
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of eleven robotic surgery systems in the NHS.
Worcestershire Acute finds sepsis screening issues related to EPR
17 April 2025
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals has identified issues in the way recording of observations from sepsis patients are captured on its EPR.
ABHI selects 21 UK healthtech companies for US accelerator
16 April 2025
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has announced the eighth cohort of its flagship US accelerator programme.
Digital coaching firm Holly Health partners with Patients Know Best
16 April 2025
Digital health coaching service Holly Health will be available through the NHS App through a colloboration with Patients Know Best (PKB).
NHS trust flags cyber security risks owing to funding cuts
16 April 2025
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust board has highlighted cyber security risks owing to a reduction in funding.
NHS App ‘ping and book’ breast screening pilot launches
15 April 2025
NHS England has launched a ‘ping and book’ pilot project using the NHS App to invite participants to their breast screening appointments.
Faculty of Informatics launches standardised job description for CCIOs
6 October 2021
The description aims to address “inconsistencies” in the remits of CCIO roles, according to the
myGP rolls out Patient Questionnaires tool to more than 2000 GP practices
6 October 2021
myGP has rolled out its Patient Questionnaires to over 2,400 GP practices in order to
GDE evaluation calls for action to ‘address digital divide’
5 October 2021
An evaluation of the GDE programme has stated that action needs to be taken to
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
