Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
9 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers a milestone for the National Centre for Child Health Technology and a WhatsApp channel launched by NHSE.
News
Naq raises Ā£5.1m to help HealthTech firms meet cyber standards
9 September 2025
Naq has raised ā¬6 million (Ā£5.1m) to help HealthTech companies meet NHS standards amid rising cyber threats and regulatory delays.
Warning that NHS league tables must not be ‘instruments of blame’
9 September 2025
Concerns have been raised that NHS league tables for England published today could be used as “instruments of blame”.
Dartford and Gravesham deploys electronic test ordering system
8 September 2025
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic test ordering system to help staff place imaging and pathology orders.
AI-enabled pregnancy ultrasound to be trialled in NHS hospitals
8 September 2025
An AI obstetric imaging tool will be trialled across four NHS hospitals to help identify congenital problems at the 20 week pregnancy scan.
Oracle Health EPR to go live across two Essex trusts
5 September 2025
An Oracle Health electronic patient record system called Nova is being implemented in phases from next year across two Essex NHS trusts.
MyWay Digital Health raises Ā£3m for AI chronic disease solutions
5 September 2025
MyWay Digital Health (MWDH) has secured a Ā£3 million investment to accelerate the development of new AI-enabled products.
Healthcare professionals ‘failing to prescribe tech’ to older patients
15 September 2021
Older patients are being overlooked by healthcare professionals who are failing to recommend health apps
PRSB officially launches vendor-backed scheme to promote standards
15 September 2021
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has officially launched a scheme to help support the
AI could lead to ‘overdiagnosis’ of breast cancer, tech body warns
15 September 2021
The technology is often seen as ālike magicā in healthcare but there is little scientific
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust expanded EPR helps reduces wait times
14 September 2021
Bolton NHS FT has implemented a new digital solution for tracking patient referrals which has
Devon patients save thousands of hours with virtual appointments
14 September 2021
In the 12 months up to 22 August 2021, Devon held 350,015 hospital appointments virtually
