Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
News
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
King’s College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at King’s College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
NHSX chief met Palantir to discuss data deals months before Covid-19
25 February 2021
Emails released to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism show Matthew Gould had “a very positive
Covid-19 app rolled out across more Greater Manchester care homes
25 February 2021
Care homes across Greater Manchester are now using a digital symptom tracker to monitor Covid-19
NHS Digital makes improvements to e-referral service following feedback
25 February 2021
NHS Digital has made improvements to the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS), after receiving feedback from
NHSX launches criteria to streamline assessment of digital health tools
24 February 2021
NHSX’s Digital Technology Assessment Criteria applies to all digital health technologies and aims to streamline
Rewired 2021 Day Three – key sessions to look out for
24 February 2021
From putting patients at the heart of connected care to how the NHS has worked
