Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 July 2026
Today’s briefing features acoustic gut monitoring technology and a contraction timer to support women during labour.
News
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 £10bn tech funding
4 July 2026
NHS England is rolling out AI tools across the health service, including integrated ambient voice technology, as part of £10bn tech funding.
Pathology transformation could unlock £450m a year for the NHS
3 July 2026
Completing the NHS’s pathology transformation programme could unlock around £450m 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 £85m to transform obesity care
2 July 2026
Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM) has helped local NHS organisations secure a share of the £85m national investment in obesity care.
National call for innovations to tackle LGBT health inequalities
29 March 2021
The Academic Health Science Networks and LGBT Foundation have joined forces to find new ways
Sarah Wilkinson to step down as NHS Digital chief executive
26 March 2021
Sarah Wilkinson is to step down as chief executive of NHS Digital after four years.
Royal Free patient first to receive smartphone connected defibrillator
26 March 2021
A 61-year-old year old man has become the first patient at the Royal Free London
NHS needs ‘smart digital foundations’ to support population health priorities
26 March 2021
New targets in NHS England’s priorities and operational guidance set out plans to build on
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
26 March 2021
Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives in the world of healthcare IT features
