Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
6 February 2025
Today’s news roundup covers Graphnet’s new AF screening tool and Maidstone Hospital’s 100th robotic surgery patient.
News
Atrial fibrillation study highlights the role of GP data in research
6 February 2025
A study led by Oxford Population Health identified 28% more cases of atrial fibrillation in primary care data than secondary care data alone.
GMC study reveals doctors’ views on the use of AI in medicine
6 February 2025
Doctors who use AI see benefits for their own efficiency and for patient care, according to a study by the General Medical Council.
Digital therapeutics platform CareLoop closes £1.8m funding round
5 February 2025
University of Manchester spinout CareLoop has closed a £1.8 million funding round to support the growth of its digital therapeutics platform.
NHSE launches ‘common front door’ into secure data environments
5 February 2025
NHS England has launched a ‘common front door’ to give health researchers access to its secure data environment (SDE) network.
Airedale NHS FT rolls out Careology app to support cancer patients
5 February 2025
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out the Careology app to help cancer patients manage their condition.
Government launches AI breast cancer trial
4 February 2025
The government has announced the launch of a trial that will test how AI tools can be used to detect cases of breast cancer earlier.
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 £27.5m in funding to support expansion
22 September 2021
Healthcare communication platform accuRx has secured £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
Yorkshire and Humber trusts sign deal with TytoCare
21 September 2021
Following a successful pilot with Bradford Teaching Hospitals, TytoCare is expanding its NHS partnership to
