Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
3 February 2026
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes a contract for digital mental health firm Kooth and a report on the rise of radiology-linked legal claims.
News
Scotland’s womenâs health plan highlights innovation as âpivotalâ
3 February 2026
The Scottish government has pledged that innovation will have a “pivotal role” in ensuring women have access to the best quality care.
NHS Scotland supplier Capgemini to sell ICE-linked subsidiary
2 February 2026
French tech firm Capgemini, which provides IT services to NHS Scotland, will sell its US subsidiary following backlash over its work with ICE.
NHS England CDIO Ming Tang announces departure
2 February 2026
Ming Tang, interim chief digital and information officer (CDIO) at NHS England, has announced that she will leave her role in April.Â
NHS trusts’ IT spend rises by 9% to ÂŁ4.1bn in 2025
2 February 2026
Total IT spend by NHS trusts reached ÂŁ4.1bn in 2025, an increase of 9% from 2024, according to analysis by Future Health Intelligence.
Northamptonshire shared care record on track for ÂŁ1m in savings
2 February 2026
Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board’s shared care record programme is on track to deliver more than ÂŁ1 million in savings.
UCP supports joined-up care for thousands more Londoners
30 January 2026
One year on from the expansion of the Universal Care Plan (UCP), thousands more Londoners are benefitting from more joined-up care.
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
Sunderland Royal Hospital first to achieve all GDE requirements
6 August 2021
Sunderland Royal Hospital has become the first within the NHS to achieve all requirements of
