Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
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.
News
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 UKâs largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre
20 October 2025
Intuitive has opened its new UK and Ireland headquarters which includes the UKâs largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery training centre.
NHSE awards ÂŁ45m contract to advance preventative healthcare
20 October 2025
NHSE has awarded a ÂŁ45m contract to strengthen digital capabilities for preventative healthcare in line with the 10 year health plan.
Aide Health launches AI scribing tool for patients
17 October 2025
UK startup Aide Health has launched an AI scribing tool to summarise consultations for patients, to provide a record of medical advice.
Digital Healthâs 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
Nottinghamshire Council expands Servelec for interoperability with trusts
25 March 2021
The solution is built on Servelecâs 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
