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Outdated IT systems increasing GP workload, RCGP finds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Outdated and poorly connected IT systems are increasing GP workload pressures, a Royal College of General Practitioners report has found.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.
North West Anglia awarded for having fully digital lab
3 August 2021
A laboratory team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust has been given an award
Hampshire and Isle of Wight CHIE goes live with Orion after delay
3 August 2021
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Care and Health Information Exchange records were officially moved
Pitchfest 2021 winners Peppy secure £6.6m in latest funding round
3 August 2021
Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest winner Peppy Health has secured £6.6million in its latest funding round
NHS Covid-19 app updated to reduce number of ‘pings’
2 August 2021
The NHS Covid-19 app currently sends isolation notices to close contacts of people five days
Miiskin makes use of augmented reality for new mole sizing feature
2 August 2021
Miiskin’s new mole sizing features uses augmented reality technology to enable users to track key
