Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a menās health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
News
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 āunlimited accessā to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir āunlimited accessā 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.
Kingās 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 Kingās 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).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
NHS Digital denies conflict of interest over Accenture contracts
14 May 2021
Two board members, who both previously worked for Accenture, were members of NHS Digitalās board
Movers and Shakers news roundup
14 May 2021
Our May edition of Movers and Shakers features appointments at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS
Virtual wards and AI form part of Ā£160m NHSE funding boost
13 May 2021
Devon Integrated Care System (ICS) will use the funding to deliver virtual wards so patients
Liz OāRiordan revealed as one of the first Summer School 2021 keynotes
13 May 2021
Patient advocate and breast cancer survivor, Liz OāRiordan, has been announced as the opening keynote
What is the Covid-19 passport? Your questions answered
13 May 2021
The government has announced Covid-19 passports will be used from May 17, but what are
