Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
2 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a video-on-demand interpreting service and an AI tool that can estimate a childâs risk of developing ADHD.
News
Birmingham NHS trust to digitise over 235m patient records
2 June 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Miziac will digitise more than 235m patient record images by December 2026.
Single patient record could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, gov claims
1 June 2026
The government has claimed that the single patient record could prevent up to 20,000 A&E visits and save the NHS more than ÂŁ20m annually.
NHS trusts lack support to manage ePMA safety risks, HSSIB says
1 June 2026
A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety risks linked to ePMA systems.
Derbyshire Healthcare to roll out Psyomics mental health platform
29 May 2026
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will roll out Psyomics’digital platform to improve access to community mental health care.
NHS SBS and Salesforce launch AI finance support platform
29 May 2026
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has partnered with Salesforce to launch an AI platform to support NHS finance and procurement.
Summer Schools 2026 working programme published
28 May 2026
Digital Health has published a working Summer Schools 2026 programme featuring CCIO, CIO and CNIO speakers and national leaders.
NHS Digital revising Covid vaccine booking site after ‘users info leaked’
6 May 2021
The National Data Guardian confirmed to Digital Health it had been contacted by people concerned
University Hospitals of North Midlands deploys Ordr cyber security solution
6 May 2021
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has chosen Ordr to provide a new cyber
Population health data system used as part of Covid government research
6 May 2021
The Cheshire & Merseyside Combined Intelligence for Population Health Action (CIPHA) system has been used
NHSE rolls out 3D heart scan to diagnose patients five times faster
5 May 2021
HeartFlow turns regular heart CT scans into a 3D image to allow clinicians to diagnose
Matthew Swindells takes on new role as advisor for Written Medicine
5 May 2021
Matthew Swindells, former deputy chief executive of NHS England, will advise the company on strategy,
