Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
26 May 2026
Today’s briefing features VR technology for post-op recovery and an app to help men improve their fertility.
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Womenâs health programme expands from 2 to 26 innovations
26 May 2026
A women’s health programme has expanded from supporting two health technologies to backing 26, with many set to be piloted in the NHS.
Graphnet remote monitoring grows across 16 NHS organisations
22 May 2026
NHS organisations are expanding the use of remote monitoring services in a bid to deliver more care closer to home.
Rotherham NHS FT cuts IT help desk calls by 28% with AI
22 May 2026
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has reduced IT help desk call volumes by 28% after introducing an AI-powered autonomous agent.
One in seven use AI chatbots instead of seeing a doctor, poll finds
21 May 2026
One in seven UK adults prefer to use AI chatbots for healthcare advice rather than seeing their doctor, according to a recent poll.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
21 May 2026
Today’s briefing features technology for the early detection of dementia and biometric fingerprin access at a maternity ward.
Robotic surgery tech to help cut West Hertfordshire waiting lists
21 May 2026
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is using advanced robotic surgery technology to speed up recovery from cancer surgery.
Peter Thomas appointed CCIO at Moorfields Eye Hospital
30 June 2021
Peter Thomas is due to step into the chief clinical information officer (CCIO) role at
Covid-19 passports to go live in Northern Ireland ‘from next week’
30 June 2021
Northern Irelandâs Department of Health announced its Covid-19 passport could be live by Monday, July
Guyâs and St Thomasâ takes delivery of fourth surgical robot
30 June 2021
Guyâs and St Thomasâ has taken delivery of a fourth surgical robot in a bid
Amazon Web Services launches healthcare accelerator
30 June 2021
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching a four-week virtual programme tailored to accelerating growth for
Sajid Javid stands down from ÂŁ150k AI advisory role
29 June 2021
Sajid Javid was receiving ÂŁ151,835 per annum from C3.ai for 80-96 hours work annually, working
