Major NHS trial of AI-powered productivity tool delivers cost savings
21 October 2025
A major trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot across 90 NHS organisations found that the tech could save over 43 minutes a day per staff member.
News
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
21 October 2025
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes Jigsaw Medical’s Innovate UK funding and the launch of an NHS digital tool to tackle racial disparities.
AWS outage causes disruption to patient care across NHS sites
21 October 2025
Exclusive: An AWS outage is believed to have caused disruption to patient care at around 10 NHS sites using Oracle systems.
Overarching AI regulation expected by mid 2026, says MHRA chief
21 October 2025
The MHRA is aiming to set out a framework for the regulation of AI by the middle of 2026, confirmed Lawrence Tallon, chief executive.
North East and Yorkshire trial app to help patients quit smoking
20 October 2025
Patients in the North East and Yorkshire are being offered a digital app to help them quit smoking as part of a pilot scheme.
Intuitive opens UKās largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre
20 October 2025
Intuitive has opened its new UK and Ireland headquarters which includes the UKās largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery training centre.
NHSE awards Ā£45m contract to advance preventative healthcare
20 October 2025
NHSE has awarded a Ā£45m contract to strengthen digital capabilities for preventative healthcare in line with the 10 year health plan.
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 Alcidionās Patientrack e-obs tech
14 April 2021
Five hospitals in East Lancashire are to introduce Alcidionās 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
