Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
19 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a blood test to detect Alzheimerâs disease earlier and an AI-imaging software platform to treat lung disease.
News
NHS SBS launches ÂŁ900m healthcare AI solutions framework
19 May 2026
NHS Shared Business Services has launched a ÂŁ900m framework agreement to support the procurement of AI across the NHS.
NIHR backs digital social care research projects with ÂŁ5.4m funding
18 May 2026
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded ÂŁ5.4m to nine digital social care research projects.
Networks chairs respond to NHS Modernisation Bill and SPR plans
18 May 2026
The chairs of the Digital Health advisory panels have reacted to the NHS Modernisation Bill, including plans for a single patient record.
North Cumbria goes live with EPR following delay by NHSE
18 May 2026
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has gone live with phase one of its Alcidion electronic patient record (EPR).
Diaverum launches AI-powered kidney disease education tool
15 May 2026
Swedish renal care provider Diaverum has launched an AI health assistant designed to make kidney health education more accessible.
Digital Healthâs monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
15 May 2026
Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features electronic patient record (EPR) contract awards for The Access Group and Epic.
NHS Digital pens deal with Scandit to digitise Covid-testing
8 April 2021
NHS Digital has penned a deal with Scandit which will digitise Covid-testing and will give
NHS Covid-19 app to share user’s venue check-in data
7 April 2021
The update to the NHS Covid-19 app is due to be rolled out before venues
Digital Aspirant St Helens and Knowsley fast-tracks digital transformation
7 April 2021
Digital Aspirant funding was used to improve St Helens and Knowsley’s digital maturity using modules
Barts Health rolls out Covid-19 staff self-testing results platform
7 April 2021
Barts Health NHS Trust has rolled out Infinity Healthâs digital task management platform to record
ICS success depends on ‘baseline’ digital maturity across organisations
6 April 2021
Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) would be embedded in law but digital maturity will only be
