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.
Data Strategy: Patients to get easier access to medical data through NHS App
22 June 2021
Under the NHSX draft data strategy, patients will gain better access to their health records
NHS Digital CEO says organisation needs to ‘face GPDPR challenge’
21 June 2021
The interim CEO at NHS Digital has said the organisation needs to ‘face the challenge’
Data strategy for health and care to be published this week
21 June 2021
The draft strategy is expected to promote technology including robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, and
Nine NHS organisations to partner on Clinical Entrepreneur Programme
21 June 2021
Nine NHS organisations have been selected as partners to join the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme,
NHS App reaches over 6m users following Covid-19 vaccine status launch
19 June 2021
The inclusion of the Covid-19 vaccination status on the NHS app on 17 May has
