Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
30 June 2026
Today’s briefing features quantum simulation for drug discovery tech and new digital healthcare infrastructure in Morocco.
News
Patients at risk as NHS and online prescriptions not joined up
30 June 2026
HSSIB has warned that gaps in information sharing between the NHS and independent prescribing services could put patients at risk.
Final speakers announced for Summer Schools 2026
29 June 2026
The final round of speakers for Summer Schools 2026 has been announced, with experienced NHS digital leaders joining the line-up.
AI underused where it could deliver productivity gains, says RCR
29 June 2026
The NHS is failing to capitalise on productivity benefits by underusing AI for admin tasks, new workforce census data from the RCR reveals.
Frimley Health achieves HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6
26 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only seven NHS organisations in the UK to achieve HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 accreditation.
NHS hospitals declare critical incidents as heat causes IT failures
26 June 2026
NHS hospitals have declared critical incidents and reported failures affecting cooling systems, diagnostic equipment and IT due to the heat.
Omega 365 platform selected for Frimley hospital programme
25 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has selected Omega 365âs system to support its major hospital development programme.
North East London connects to NEMS in partnership with Servelec
15 April 2021
Servelec is one of the first to connect to the National Event Management Service to
NHS England extends accuRx’s contract for free video consultations
14 April 2021
NHS England has extended accuRx’s contract to offer free services to GPs, sparking concern from
East Lancashire hospitals to introduce Alcidionâs Patientrack e-obs tech
14 April 2021
Five hospitals in East Lancashire are to introduce Alcidionâs Patientrack technology which will help detect
Skin condition imaging technology to be scaled across North West London
13 April 2021
Technology from ISLA that allows patients to securely share pictures of skin conditions was trialled
NHS App e-Referral Service cuts ‘did not attend’ rates by half
13 April 2021
In October 2020 NHS Digital integrated the e-Referral Service into the NHS App to give
