Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 May 2026
This week’s briefing features Holland & Barrett’s partnership with Phlo and an awards nod for a wound assessment app.
News
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 ☕
5 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a project to bring telehealth to an island with no GP and software for AI-assisted colonoscopies.
NHSE to move away from open source over AI security concerns
5 May 2026
NHS England has restricted access to some of its open source code to strengthen security amid concerns about the impact of AI models.
Autumn Leadership Summit Programme Published
10 September 2021
The programme for October’s Digital Health Autumn Leadership Summit in Birmingham has been published, with
Industry news in brief
10 September 2021
The latest Digital Health News industry round up includes news on an automated recruitment platform
Industry: Technology has bigger part to play in health and care reforms
9 September 2021
The reforms aim to address the record high of 5.5million people waiting for elective surgery
Moorfields develops in-house algorithm to help detect geographic atrophy
9 September 2021
A team at Moorfields Eye Hospital has developed an automated algorithm which can detect geographic
World Health Organisation reveals list of innovative Covid technologies
8 September 2021
The 24 technologies are considered to have an “immediate and future impact” on Covid-19 preparedness,
