Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
7 May 2026
This week’s briefing features Holland & Barrett’s partnership with Phlo and an awards nod for a wound assessment app.
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French firm Doctolib acquires GP IT supplier Medicus
7 May 2026
French HealthTech firm Doctolib has acquired Medicus, aiming to bring improved technology, AI and services to GP practices across the UK.
Digital tools key to improve patient flow in the NHS, report says
6 May 2026
Digital tech should be used to support whole-system patient flow rather than simply improving bed management, Public Policy Projects states.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals uses AI to detect skin cancer faster
6 May 2026
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has begun using AI with the aim of detecting skin cancer earlier.
Lincolnshire Partnership chooses Portasana PEP
5 May 2026
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected the Portasana Patient Engagement Platform (PEP) to improve digital access.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
5 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a project to bring telehealth to an island with no GP and software for AI-assisted colonoscopies.
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.
CPR app reports increase in downloads following Eriksenâs cardiac arrest
1 July 2021
After Danish footballer Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020, an ambulance service
Meet the newly elected members of the Digital Health Advisory Panels
1 July 2021
Twelve NHS digital leaders have been elected to each CCIO, CIO and CNIO Advisory Panel
Former NHS IT manager jailed for 5 years for ÂŁ800k fraud
1 July 2021
Barry Stannard, of Chelmsford in Essex, defrauded Mid Essex Hospital Trust of ÂŁ806,229 which came
Lincolnshire trust chooses patient portal from Healthcare Communications
1 July 2021
Using Healthcare Communications patient engagement portal the trust can now deliver digital appointment letters to
New ÂŁ12m online platform launched to manage obesity-related illness
1 July 2021
The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme will provide free online for people with obesity-related illnesses
