Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
22 January 2026
Today’s briefing includes an Epic deployment in Germany, and investment in a data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder.
News
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals launches electronic prescribing
22 January 2026
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic prescribing and medicine administration (ePMA) system.
Major IT failure impacts Kent and Medway GP practices
21 January 2026
GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being suspended.Â
Yorkshire LGBTQ+ charity helps promote digital health inclusion
21 January 2026
Patient.info has partnered with Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs for older LGBTQ+ people across West Yorkshire.
NHS App to become national channel for the âshift to preventionâÂ
21 January 2026
The NHS App is becoming the national channel for preventative healthcare, said Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHSE.
Norfolk and Waveney delays EPR to ‘take extra time to get it right’
20 January 2026
An ÂŁ88m EPR for Norfolk and Waveney has been delayed to allow time to ‘get it right’, said Ed Prosser-Snelling, interim director of digital.
Two major UK hospitals to deploy AI to help detect infections
20 January 2026
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will deploy Sanome’s MEMORI AI tool.
Lincolnshire trust goes live with online portal from Patients Know Best
6 July 2021
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation trust has gone live with Patients Know Best (PKB),
Ready to rock and roll – The Walton Centre on being a Digital Aspirant
6 July 2021
Head of IT at The Walton Centre Justin Griffiths said the Digital Aspirant programme had
Birmingham Community choose Dedalus for e-prescribing contract
6 July 2021
Healthcare professionals at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can now prescribe electronically, thanks to
Assistant ‘robots’ showcased among innovative social care solutions
6 July 2021
Assistive robots were among innovations showcased as part of NHS Digital’s Social Care Programme to
‘World first’ online cancer recovery platform launched
5 July 2021
Perci Health, a ‘”world first” online platform giving patients access to support from multidisciplinary cancer
