Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
1 May 2025
Our coffee time briefing covers a two-year contract extension for Hitachi and a pilot of Decently’s Melo app in Leeds.
News
NHS Trust raises concerns over digital workforce shortage
1 May 2025
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals has raised concerns that its digital team is “poorly resourced” with over 18 vacancies.
NICE recommends AI skin cancer detection system for NHS use
1 May 2025
Skin Analytics’ AI system that detects potential skin cancer has been conditionally recommended by NICE for use in the NHS.
NHS CDIO David Walliker to speak at Summer Schools 2025
30 April 2025
Experienced NHS chief digital officer Professor David Walliker is the latest speaker to be announced for Digital Health Summer Schools.
Imperial College Healthcare to pilot digital ‘self-serve’ booking system
30 April 2025
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is piloting a digital ‘self-serve’ booking system for outpatient appointments.
Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS
29 April 2025
Accurx and Tandem Health have launched a tool that transcribes, summarises and codes patient consultations into a trust’s clinical record.
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
NHS Scotland signs five-year deal with GS1 UK to drive standards rollout
26 August 2021
NHS Scotland has signed a five-year agreement with GS1 UK to help drive the rollout
Royal College of Nursing app launched to support fairer pay campaign
25 August 2021
The Royal College of Nursing has released an app to help its members campaign for
