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.
Plans for Covid passports in England scrapped, Sajid Javid confirms
13 September 2021
Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show Sajid Javid said the government had decided not
Salford long Covid patients given access to app which helps track recovery
13 September 2021
The Northern Care Alliance and Salford City Council have teamed up to offer long Covid
Great North Care Record expands to include children’s community services
13 September 2021
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has added children’s community services to data-sharing Great
Imprivata’s digital identity solutions now available on Microsoft Azure
13 September 2021
Imprivata has announced two of its digital identity solutions are now available on Microsoft Azure
Patients wait longer for care under integrated care systems, analysis finds
10 September 2021
The Centre for Policy Studies found that delayed transfers of care increased by an average
