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.
Three NHS trusts select Wolters Kluwer for clinical decision tool
8 September 2021
Three NHS trusts have selected Wolters Kluwer Health’s clinical decision tool as the company expands
Great Ormond Street Hospital signs research deal with Sensyne Health
8 September 2021
Great Ormond Street Hospital has signed a non-exclusive strategic research agreement with Sensyne Health to
NHS funding: £250m to boost access to ‘cutting edge technologies’
7 September 2021
It comes as the government introduced a new health and social care tax to raise
Digital Health Unplugged: A chat with Simon Bolton
7 September 2021
Host Andrea Downey spoke to the interim CEO of NHS Digital about his goals for
eConsult and CLEO Systems collaborate to improve patient pathways
7 September 2021
CLEO Systems and eConsult Health are working together in a bid to support urgent care
