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 App to be used as Covid-19 passport from May 17
7 May 2021
Announcing the countries that will be on the UKās āgreenā 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
Sultan Mahmud to join BT as director of healthcare
7 May 2021
Professor Sultan Mahmud is set to leave Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals after being appointed as the
Industry news in brief
7 May 2021
Our latest industry news round-up features news that a data tracker for lung health is
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
