NIHR awards £47.8m for NHS equipment to boost clinical trials
4 March 2026
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £47.8m for equipment that will help streamline clinical trial delivery.
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Support for NHS tech and AI is not evenly distributed, finds study
4 March 2026
Women, younger adults and those on low or no income are less positive about HealthTech and AI, a survey from the Health Foundation found.
NHS SBS launches £250m communication framework
3 March 2026
NHS Shared Business Services has launched a framework agreement to help the NHS improve how it communicates with its patients through tech.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
3 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes funding for Pontiro’s AI evaluation platform and a partnership between RLDatix and Blackrock Health.
York and Scarborough pilots digital physiotherapy app
3 March 2026
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a pilot of Ascenti Reach, a digital physiotherapy app.
Reframe Cancer acquires digital prehabilitation firm Alvie Health
2 March 2026
Reframe Cancer, a provider of specialist cancer navigation, has acquired digital cancer prehabilitation business Alvie Health.
Open source platform launched to scale health AI innovation
2 March 2026
The AI Centre for Value-Based Healthcare and deepc has launched an open source platform to help scale healthcare AI.
Transgender charity Mermaids fined £25k for data protection breach
20 July 2021
The transgender charity has been fined £25,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing
GPDPR September implementation date is scrapped
20 July 2021
The implementation date of the GPDPR programme has been scrapped and instead data collection will
Essex Partnership University launches platform for contact centre
20 July 2021
Refero’s platform is being used by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) to drive
Former Rewired Pitchfest winner launches new service in Scotland
20 July 2021
TestCard’s new Test and Treat service will cut treatment wait times for UTIs in half
Government launches Covid Pass Verifier app for businesses
19 July 2021
An app has been launched by the government to provide a fast and secure way
