Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
2 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a video-on-demand interpreting service and an AI tool that can estimate a child’s risk of developing ADHD.
News
Birmingham NHS trust to digitise over 235m patient records
2 June 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Miziac will digitise more than 235m patient record images by December 2026.
Single patient record could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, gov claims
1 June 2026
The government has claimed that the single patient record could prevent up to 20,000 A&E visits and save the NHS more than £20m annually.
NHS trusts lack support to manage ePMA safety risks, HSSIB says
1 June 2026
A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety risks linked to ePMA systems.
Derbyshire Healthcare to roll out Psyomics mental health platform
29 May 2026
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will roll out Psyomics’digital platform to improve access to community mental health care.
NHS SBS and Salesforce launch AI finance support platform
29 May 2026
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has partnered with Salesforce to launch an AI platform to support NHS finance and procurement.
Summer Schools 2026 working programme published
28 May 2026
Digital Health has published a working Summer Schools 2026 programme featuring CCIO, CIO and CNIO speakers and national leaders.
NHS Covid-19 app ‘important pillar’ in easing lockdown restrictions
4 March 2021
A developer of the NHS Covid-19 app has said it is a “highly effective” tool
Covid-19 vaccination data made available for research
4 March 2021
English and Welsh Covid-19 vaccination data is now available upon request through the Health Data
Final phase of Cheshire and Merseyside child health project goes live
3 March 2021
The final phase of a project to join up just over half a million records
Rewired 2021 Day Four – key sessions to look out for
3 March 2021
Key figures from NHSX will be speaking on day four of Digital Health Rewired which
Study to look into how AI could reduce breast cancer diagnosis time
3 March 2021
Google Health and Northwestern Medicine are to explore whether artificial intelligence could prioritise reviews of
