Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
17 June 2025
This edition of Coffee Time includes the launch of a digital reminder service for medication intake and the UK’s AI regulation under scrutiny.
News
Central London Community Healthcare goes live in NHS App
17 June 2025
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust has launched a pilot which enables patients to view their appointments in the NHS App.
Ground robots to join London’s NHS drone network
17 June 2025
Autonomous ground delivery robots are planned to join the drone delivery network in London to deliver NHS supplies.
Perci Health raises £3m to scale AI-powered virtual cancer clinic
16 June 2025
Perci Health has raised £3m in its latest funding round supporting it to scale its AI-powered, multidisciplinary cancer care care clinic.
NHS App feature will enable patients to sign up for clinical trials
16 June 2025
Patients will be able to browse and sign up to clinical trials via the NHS App, the Department of Health and Care (DHSC) has announced.
Overhaul of medical device regulations in UK takes effect
16 June 2025
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) has announced a major overhaul of how medical devices are regulated.
Alzheimer’s Society Accelerator selects two dementia innovations
13 June 2025
An app that monitors changes in dementia symptoms and a device that tracks dehydration are partners in the Alzheimer’s Society’s Accelerator.
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 “like magic” 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
Hampshire Hospitals to explore the use of AI to identify prostate cancer
14 September 2021
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) has teamed up with Lucida Medical Ltd for a
