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.
NHSX publishes anticipated ‘What Good Looks Like’ guidance
31 August 2021
The ‘What Good Looks Like’ framework sets out a “clear north star” for digital success
Young patients at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust help name cleaning robots
31 August 2021
A pair of robots, which kept the floors of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Addenbrooke’s Hospital trials AI to help speed up dementia diagnosis
27 August 2021
A patient at Addenbrooke’s Hospital has become one of the first in the country to
Industry news in brief
27 August 2021
The latest Digital Health News industry round up feature news a former Pitchfest winner has
Ireland’s national virus laboratory deploys new information system
26 August 2021
The National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL) in Ireland has moved its Covid-19 testing hub onto
