Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
19 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier and an AI-imaging software platform to treat lung disease.
News
NHS SBS launches £900m healthcare AI solutions framework
19 May 2026
NHS Shared Business Services has launched a £900m framework agreement to support the procurement of AI across the NHS.
NIHR backs digital social care research projects with £5.4m funding
18 May 2026
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £5.4m 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 Health’s 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.
Nottinghamshire Council expands Servelec for interoperability with trusts
25 March 2021
The solution is built on Servelec’s Conexes interoperability platform and was designed and developed by
Cheshire and Merseyside becomes regional hub for Covid-19 database
25 March 2021
The consortium has integrated data across 13 trusts, providing researchers with access to 15 years
Child health records set to be digitised earlier than planned
25 March 2021
Working with NHSX the government is bringing forward work to digitise the records, which contain
Dr Timothy Ferris appointed NHS director of transformation
24 March 2021
Dr Timothy Ferris will lead the organisations new Transformation Directorate bringing the NHSE/I operational improvement
Government to trial new tech which can rapidly detect new Covid mutations
24 March 2021
Technology which aims to rapidly detect new Covid mutations by indicating whether positive test samples
