Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
King’s College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at King’s College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
NHS Digital launches its Terminology Server to help boost data sharing
15 June 2021
A solution which has been designed to allow healthcare IT systems to speak the same
Digital Health Unplugged: Unlocking the patient consent puzzle
15 June 2021
The latest Digital Health Unplugged is now live – this time debating the topic of
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board pens deal with Civica
15 June 2021
The five-year contract will see the use of Civica’s Cito software used to deliver a
Tunstall Healthcare develops platform to support move to digital
14 June 2021
Tunstall Service Platform (TSP) is a connected software platform that underpins daily activity of alarm
HEE partners with Yale University to support digital leaders
14 June 2021
Health Education England have partnered with Yale University in the US to support people looking
