Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
17 April 2025
Our coffee briefing covers AI diagnostics, “needle-free” blood testing and NHS Digital Academy’s new cyber security apprenticeship.
News
NICE approves 11 robotic surgery systems for use in the NHS
17 April 2025
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of eleven robotic surgery systems in the NHS.
Worcestershire Acute finds sepsis screening issues related to EPR
17 April 2025
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals has identified issues in the way recording of observations from sepsis patients are captured on its EPR.
ABHI selects 21 UK healthtech companies for US accelerator
16 April 2025
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has announced the eighth cohort of its flagship US accelerator programme.
Digital coaching firm Holly Health partners with Patients Know Best
16 April 2025
Digital health coaching service Holly Health will be available through the NHS App through a colloboration with Patients Know Best (PKB).
NHS trust flags cyber security risks owing to funding cuts
16 April 2025
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust board has highlighted cyber security risks owing to a reduction in funding.
NHS App ‘ping and book’ breast screening pilot launches
15 April 2025
NHS England has launched a ‘ping and book’ pilot project using the NHS App to invite participants to their breast screening appointments.
All health and social care bodies to appoint Caldicott Guardians by 2023
6 September 2021
The new National Data Guardian rules impact all health and social care public bodies that
GCHQ powers to access NHS IT systems is extended
3 September 2021
The powers allow GCHQ to request information held by or on behalf of the NHS
Leadership Summit to explore building partnerships between digital leaders
3 September 2021
The newly elected leaders of the Networks are to set out how they will strengthen
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
3 September 2021
Our roundup features Hospital at Night being introduced at University Hospitals Plymouth and the Royal
What Good Looks Like should ‘build on’ government’s data strategy
2 September 2021
Healthcare IT suppliers have welcomed NHSX’s ‘What Good Looks Like’ guidance but said it could
