Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
17 March 2026
Today’s briefing features a UK charity that uses AI to identify medicines that could be repurposed to treat rare genetic conditions.
News
De-identified UK Biobank health data accidentally published online
17 March 2026
UK Biobank has confirmed that volunteers’ de-identified health data has sometimes been unintentionally published online by researchers.
Why NHS innovation stalls
17 March 2026
Mindy Simon of the NHS Innovation Accelerator, and Elina Naydenova of Feebris, discuss the barriers to scaling innovation in the NHS.
Study finds virtual treatment can benefit eating disorder patients
16 March 2026
Research from Oxford Health has found that virtual treatment can help prevent admissions and support recovery for eating disorder patients.
Feedback Medical and Patients Know Best announce partnership
16 March 2026
A partnership will bring together Feedback Medical’s elective care platform with Patients Know Best’s personal health record solution.
Child rapist could have profiled victims through NHS data access
16 March 2026
A former NHS analyst and convicted child rapist could have used unaudited database queries to profile his victims.
Somerset and Dorset sign £222m contract with Epic for unified EPR
13 March 2026
Four NHS trusts in Dorset and Somerset have signed a £222 million contract with Epic to implement a unified EPR system across the region.
Which? study reveals half of British adults are unaware of GPDPR
4 August 2021
Nearly half of British adults are unaware of the General Practice Data for Planning and
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
