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.
News
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.
Outdated IT systems increasing GP workload, RCGP finds
1 May 2026
Outdated and poorly connected IT systems are increasing GP workload pressures, a Royal College of General Practitioners report has found.
AI documentation tool creates 40% more assessment capacity
1 May 2026
System C has announced that its AI-powered FormFlow Assistant has been deployed across 15 local authorities.
First look at Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 programme
30 April 2026
Digital Health has published a ‘first look’ at this year’s Summer Schools programme, which takes place on 16-17 July in Nottingham.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
30 April 2026
Today’s briefing includes cyberattacks on Ukraine’s hospitals and tech that stops organs getting damaged in transit.
AI cuts patient call wait times by up to 90% at UHSussex
30 April 2026
Patient call wait times at University Hospitals Sussex have been cut by up to 90% since the implementation of AI technology from Netcall.
Wigan turns to NDL for Covid-19 testing eForms solution
10 August 2021
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council has teamed up with NDL to provide an electronic form for
East Kent University NHS FT pilots Bluetooth tech to track patients
9 August 2021
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has become the first trust in England to
Royal Berkshire extends avatar-led interactive programme following pilot
9 August 2021
Royal Berkshire has expanded the roll out of an avatar-led interactive programme for people with
Chelsea and Westminster reduces admin burden with DrDoctor
9 August 2021
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation trust is transforming patient communications and pre-assesments, with patient
EMIS tech supports remote monitoring of cardiac patients
6 August 2021
Cardiac patients in East Sussex are benefitting from EMIS’s tailored clinical systems enabling specialist remote
