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.
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
