Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
2 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a free digital platform built for unpaid carers in the UK and an AI-enabled platform for eating disorder services.
News
NHSE publishes fresh guidance on safe use of ambient scribes
2 April 2026
NHS England has published new guidance on the use of AI-powered ambient scribing tools in health and care settings.
Torbay and South Devon on verge of Epic EPR go-live
2 April 2026
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out an Epic electronic patient record (EPR) this week.
NHS must stop making life âdifficult for innovatorsâ
1 April 2026
Digital leaders have called for a more âbraveâ and âhonestâ approach to the barriers that prevent scaling of technologies.
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to roll out AI-scribing
1 April 2026
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is rolling out ambient voice technology following a pilot in community and mental health services.
NHSE intervenes to delay North Cumbria EPR go-live until May
1 April 2026
NHS England has stepped in to delay the go-live of an electronic patient record (EPR) at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Government considers use of break clause in Palantir NHS contract
31 March 2026
Government figures are reported to be considering triggering a break clause in Palantirâs NHS federated data platform (FDP) contract.
Clinical research to be digitised under ÂŁ64m plan to boost delivery
23 June 2021
Digitising the clinical research process will make it âfaster and cheaper” to offer places in
Data strategy: Put NHS patients ‘ahead of demands for profit’
22 June 2021
Patient groups and privacy campaigners have raised concerns over who will have access to the
Hancock: How the data strategy will improve care and fuel innovation
22 June 2021
In an exclusive blog for Digital Health, Matt Hancock, outlines how the data strategy will
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG awards analytics contract
22 June 2021
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG has awarded a business intelligence and analytics contract to
Imperial College launches AI-powered remote monitoring for heart failure
22 June 2021
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust teams up with Luscii to provide heart failure patients with
