Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
7 July 2026
Today’s briefing features acoustic gut monitoring technology and a contraction timer to support women during labour.
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NICE recommends two technologies for endometriosis diagnosis
7 July 2026
NICE has said that two new non-invasive technologies can be used in the NHS to speed up the diagnosis of endometriosis in primary care.
Isle of Man minister: Single patient record will be ‘revolutionary’
6 July 2026
Speaking to Digital Health, the Isle of Man’s health minister described plans for a single patient record as “revolutionary”.
NHS backs rollout of integrated AVT as part of ÂŁ10bn tech funding
4 July 2026
NHS England is rolling out AI tools across the health service, including integrated ambient voice technology, as part of ÂŁ10bn tech funding.
Pathology transformation could unlock ÂŁ450m a year for the NHS
3 July 2026
Completing the NHS’s pathology transformation programme could unlock around ÂŁ450m a year for the health service, a review has found.
Movers and Shakers news roundup
3 July 2026
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup includes new chief executives for East Cheshire NHS Trust and East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
Midlands secures share of ÂŁ85m to transform obesity care
2 July 2026
Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM) has helped local NHS organisations secure a share of the ÂŁ85m national investment in obesity care.
NHS App to be used as Covid-19 passport, transport secretary confirms
28 April 2021
Grant Shapps confirmed the app will be used a Covid-19 passport to prove vaccination status,
Guyâs and St Thomasâ selects Nuance to deliver speech recognition tech
28 April 2021
Guyâs and St Thomasâ NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Nuance to deliver speech recognition technology
Artificial intelligence test could hold key to bowel cancer treatment
28 April 2021
The test uses artificial intelligence to measure proteins present in patients with advanced bowel cancer
Microsoft Teams and other 365 services back up and running
27 April 2021
Microsoft Teams is used by numerous NHS organisations. In March 2020 NHS Digital rolled Microsoft
Chelsea and Westminster roll out thermal screening tech following pilot
27 April 2021
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have rolled out thermal screening technology across its
