‘Postcode lottery’ in robotic surgery access for patients, data shows
21 April 2026
NHS patients in England are facing a “postcode lottery” in access to robotic-assisted surgery, analysis by RCS England shows.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 April 2026
Today’s briefing features news about guidelines for AI in social care and funding for a virtual AI biotech lab.
People want reform of AI regulation in healthcare but not overhaul
21 April 2026
Concerns about safety, oversight and liability are shaping public attitudes to the regulation of AI in healthcare, according to the MHRA.
Buckinghamshire trust signs System C deal for AI-scribing in EPR
21 April 2026
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has signed a contract with System C to implement AI-scribing through its electronic patient record.
AI tool allows a million patients to book appointments via NHS App
20 April 2026
An AI triage tool has been integrated into the NHS App, allowing more than a million patients to book appointments directly with clinicians.
NHS App ‘not improving patients’ views on NHS admin’
20 April 2026
The NHS App is failing to improve how patients perceive NHS administration despite rising adoption, according to The King’s Fund.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys signs contract to deploy Access EPR
20 April 2026
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with The Access Group to implement its Rio Evo EPR.
Simon Bolton to make first keynote at Virtual Summer School
24 June 2021
The interim chief executive of NHS Digital and former Test and Trace CIO will outline
GP referral technology cuts hospital appointments by just under two thirds
24 June 2021
Data has revealed that GPs who use referral technology to manage patients are able to
Cognitant Group partnerships enhance women’s health information
24 June 2021
Cognitant Group has partnered with charities and independent healthcare providers to deliver quality patient information
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CCG rolls out digital consultation
24 June 2021
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CCG will be rolling out an online consultation system to help
Halifax care home keeps Covid-free thanks to nurse call technology
23 June 2021
A nursing home in Halifax has credited its innovative nurse call technology for keeping it
