Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
26 May 2026
Today’s briefing features VR technology for post-op recovery and an app to help men improve their fertility.
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Womenâs health programme expands from 2 to 26 innovations
26 May 2026
A women’s health programme has expanded from supporting two health technologies to backing 26, with many set to be piloted in the NHS.
Graphnet remote monitoring grows across 16 NHS organisations
22 May 2026
NHS organisations are expanding the use of remote monitoring services in a bid to deliver more care closer to home.
Rotherham NHS FT cuts IT help desk calls by 28% with AI
22 May 2026
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has reduced IT help desk call volumes by 28% after introducing an AI-powered autonomous agent.
One in seven use AI chatbots instead of seeing a doctor, poll finds
21 May 2026
One in seven UK adults prefer to use AI chatbots for healthcare advice rather than seeing their doctor, according to a recent poll.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
21 May 2026
Today’s briefing features technology for the early detection of dementia and biometric fingerprin access at a maternity ward.
Robotic surgery tech to help cut West Hertfordshire waiting lists
21 May 2026
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is using advanced robotic surgery technology to speed up recovery from cancer surgery.
Imprivata and Isosec deal called off amid concern it ‘could stifle innovation’
10 May 2021
The Competition and Markets Authority found that Imprivata and Isosec are âimportant rivalsâ the takeover
Government ‘must explain how Covid-19 passports will be used’
10 May 2021
Professor Eerke Boiten, a professor in cyber security, told Digital Health News that âtoo littleâ
Patient Access launches Covid-19 passport feature
10 May 2021
Users of Patient Access who have requested their medical record from their GP can now
NHS App to be used as Covid-19 passport from May 17
7 May 2021
Announcing the countries that will be on the UKâs âgreenâ travel list the transport secretary
Nottingham University Hospitals sets its sights on HIMSS Level 7
7 May 2021
Nottingham University Hospitals has selected Nervecentre to deliver a number of services which include electronic
