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.
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,
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital starts utilising digital form system
5 May 2021
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (ROH) has started using electronic forms to help
