Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 June 2026
Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the MHRA and the FDA.
News
FDP ‘here to stay’ says Patel as Palantir contract faces review
23 June 2026
Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS FDP, has said the platform is “here to stay” but the current contract will be reviewed.
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
22 June 2026
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online hospital trust.
Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
22 June 2026
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system from Better Meds.
Essex Partnership digital tool improves leg wound and ulcer care
19 June 2026
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a digital tool to improve care for patients with leg ulcers and wounds.
West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
19 June 2026
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered procurement.
Health minister apologises for NHSE error on FDP data access
18 June 2026
Health minister Preet Kaur Gill has apologised for NHSE’s handling of information provided to the NDG on FDP patient data access.
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
Pharmacy boosts flu vaccines by 20% using digital services
24 March 2021
Since rolling out Patient Access for Professionals one year ago the Green Light Pharmacy Group
Dr Nicola Byrne appointed as the new National Data Guardian for health
23 March 2021
Dr Nicola Byrne has been appointed the new National Data Guardian (NDG) for Health and
Digital Health Unplugged: Tackling the digital divide
23 March 2021
The latest Digital Health Unplugged is now live – this time we take a look
