Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
19 August 2025
This edition of Coffee Time includes a NICE consultation on updates to its HealthTech programme manual and Epic launching an AI scribe.
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Digital Health Unplugged: The award winners driving digital transformation
19 August 2025
Three of the 2025 Digital Health Awards winners discuss how they are driving digital transformation and discuss the NHS 10 year health plan.
OneAdvanced purchases INPS Vision EPR
19 August 2025
OneAdvanced has purchased certain assets of In Practice Systems (INPS) relating to the Vision electronic patient record (EPR) system.
AI-assisted tool on FDP will help write hospital discharge letters
18 August 2025
The NHS federated data platform will host a new AI-assisted discharge summaries tool, the government has announced.
Patchwork Health welcomes 17 new partnerships in eight months
18 August 2025
Digital health firm Patchwork Health has welcomed 17 new partnerships since its acquisition of L2P last year.
AI used by local authorities may introduce gender bias in care
18 August 2025
Large language models used by local authorities in England may be introducing gender bias into care decisions, according to researchers.
Dorset Care Record accessed record 175,000 times in July 2025
15 August 2025
The Dorset Care Record (DCR) was accessed more than 175,000 times by patients in July 2025.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals delays Oracle EPR go-live
9 June 2026
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed its Oracle EPR go-live to ensure it will
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 June 2026
Today’s briefing features an app designed to help people manage physical ageing and a health
Stockport trust completes rollout of new pathology LIMS
9 June 2026
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s pathology department has gone live with a laboratory information system to
NHSE to roll out Microsoft AI assistant to 505,000 NHS staff
8 June 2026
NHS England is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and support staff across
NHSBT study to use AI and genomic data for blood matching
8 June 2026
An NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) study will evaluate an algorithm designed to improve blood
