Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 April 2026
Today’s briefing features AI that detects several diseases from one blood sample and a partnership to accelerate clinical trial recruitment.
News
Dementia Trials Accelerator welcomes first participants into clinics
9 April 2026
The Dementia Trials Accelerator has welcomed its first participants into clinics, a key milestone in boosting recruitment to clinical trials.
UK and US strengthen partnership on MedTech regulation
8 April 2026
The MHRA is strengthening its partnership with the US FDA to support faster access to innovative MedTech for patients in both countries.
London NHS trusts to roll out AI scribing to 20,000 clinicians
8 April 2026
Four NHS trusts in south west London will deploy ambient voice technology (AVT) from Lyrebird Health across the region.
BMA calls for GPs to control single patient record data
8 April 2026
The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for doctors to remain in control of GP data in the single patient record data.
Humber trust receives NHSE funding to lead on NHS App features
7 April 2026
NHS England has asked the Trust implement these features on behalf of 11 other trusts also using the SystmOne electronic patient record
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a saliva-based pregnancy test called the Lollipop and a healthcare-focused AI interpreter app.
ICSs required to have ‘smart digital and data’ platforms by 2022
25 June 2021
NHS England’s design framework for how ICSs will operate revealed systems will locally determine the
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
25 June 2021
Our latest roundup includes activities in two Welsh health boards and Somerset taking the first
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
