Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
27 November 2025
Today’s briefing includes how brain stimulation can prevent depression relapses of major depressive disorder in 75% of patients.
News
MPs call for NHS to rely on UK tech firms instead of US giants
27 November 2025
MPs called for the government to prioritise UK companies for big NHS tech contracts, rather than US giants like Microsoft and Palantir.
AI testing platform removes commercial bias for NHS use
27 November 2025
Researchers have developed a platform to determine whether commercial AI algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect diabetic eye disease.
Concerns that capital funding for NHS tech could delay AI roll-out
26 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledged to invest Ā£300 million of additional capital investment in NHS technology in the Autumn Budget.
High risk groups under-represented in Men’s Health Strategy
26 November 2025
Younger men are under-represented in the government’s Men’s Health Strategy, according to a neuroscience tech firm.
Blackwood appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service
26 November 2025
Baroness Nicola Blackwood, a leader in life sciences and innovation, has been appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
Free digital and data training launches for AHPs
25 November 2025
A digital education programme has been launched to provide access to digital and data knowledge for AHPs based in the UK.Ā
Torbay and South Devon take part in Microsoft HoloLens pilot
22 September 2021
Torbay and South Devon has been selected as one of a small number of hospital
NHS App ‘storing facial recognition data with private tech company’
22 September 2021
Biometric verification company iProov was awarded a contract by NHS Digital in 2019 to manage
accuRx raises Ā£27.5m in funding to support expansion
22 September 2021
Healthcare communication platform accuRx has secured Ā£27.5million in funding which will go towards expanding the
NHS App hits milestone 12m downloads since Covid passports introduced
21 September 2021
More than 1.5 million people have now used the NHS App app to manage their
Digital Health Unplugged: UX in digital design
21 September 2021
The latest Digital Health Unplugged is now live – this time exploring the importance of
