Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
22 January 2026
Today’s briefing includes an Epic deployment in Germany, and investment in a data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder.
News
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals launches electronic prescribing
22 January 2026
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic prescribing and medicine administration (ePMA) system.
Major IT failure impacts Kent and Medway GP practices
21 January 2026
GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being suspended.Â
Yorkshire LGBTQ+ charity helps promote digital health inclusion
21 January 2026
Patient.info has partnered with Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs for older LGBTQ+ people across West Yorkshire.
NHS App to become national channel for the âshift to preventionâÂ
21 January 2026
The NHS App is becoming the national channel for preventative healthcare, said Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHSE.
Norfolk and Waveney delays EPR to ‘take extra time to get it right’
20 January 2026
An ÂŁ88m EPR for Norfolk and Waveney has been delayed to allow time to ‘get it right’, said Ed Prosser-Snelling, interim director of digital.
Two major UK hospitals to deploy AI to help detect infections
20 January 2026
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will deploy Sanome’s MEMORI AI tool.
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
Digital Health and Care Wales officially launches as special health authority
13 April 2021
Digital Health and Care Wales aims to drive digital transformation and reflect the importance of
Microsoft to acquire Nuance Communications for ÂŁ14.3bn
12 April 2021
Microsoft has confirmed it plans to acquire AI computer software company, Nuance Communications, in a
