Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
26 May 2026
Today’s briefing features VR technology for post-op recovery and an app to help men improve their fertility.
News
Women’s health programme expands from 2 to 26 innovations
26 May 2026
A women’s health programme has expanded from supporting two health technologies to backing 26, with many set to be piloted in the NHS.
Graphnet remote monitoring grows across 16 NHS organisations
22 May 2026
NHS organisations are expanding the use of remote monitoring services in a bid to deliver more care closer to home.
Rotherham NHS FT cuts IT help desk calls by 28% with AI
22 May 2026
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has reduced IT help desk call volumes by 28% after introducing an AI-powered autonomous agent.
One in seven use AI chatbots instead of seeing a doctor, poll finds
21 May 2026
One in seven UK adults prefer to use AI chatbots for healthcare advice rather than seeing their doctor, according to a recent poll.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 May 2026
Today’s briefing features technology for the early detection of dementia and biometric fingerprin access at a maternity ward.
Robotic surgery tech to help cut West Hertfordshire waiting lists
21 May 2026
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is using advanced robotic surgery technology to speed up recovery from cancer surgery.
NHSX launches national survey to better understand EPR usability
12 August 2021
The survey aims to gather information on how EPRs are performing across the country, including
Rewired Pitchfest finalist teams up with Themis to promote digital consent
11 August 2021
A Rewired Pitchfest finalist has partnered up with Themis to provide a digital consent platform
Servelec acquires social prescribing specialists Elemental Software
11 August 2021
The acquisition will enable Servelec to offer social prescribing through its Rio electronic patient record
Tributes paid to NHS Digital’s ‘simply wonderful’ deputy CEO
11 August 2021
NHS Digital has paid tribute to its deputy CEO and chief information security officer, Pete
Patchwork Health raises £3.5m for expansion plans
11 August 2021
Patchwork Health has raised £3.5m to enable further expansion of its workforce system and to
