Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
27 November 2025
Today’s briefing includes how brain stimulation can prevent depression relapses of major depressive disorder in 75% of patients.
News
MPs call for NHS to rely on UK tech firms instead of US giants
27 November 2025
MPs called for the government to prioritise UK companies for big NHS tech contracts, rather than US giants like Microsoft and Palantir.
AI testing platform removes commercial bias for NHS use
27 November 2025
Researchers have developed a platform to determine whether commercial AI algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect diabetic eye disease.
Concerns that capital funding for NHS tech could delay AI roll-out
26 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledged to invest £300 million of additional capital investment in NHS technology in the Autumn Budget.
High risk groups under-represented in Men’s Health Strategy
26 November 2025
Younger men are under-represented in the government’s Men’s Health Strategy, according to a neuroscience tech firm.
Blackwood appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service
26 November 2025
Baroness Nicola Blackwood, a leader in life sciences and innovation, has been appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
Free digital and data training launches for AHPs
25 November 2025
A digital education programme has been launched to provide access to digital and data knowledge for AHPs based in the UK.
Colleagues pay tribute to ‘wise’ and ‘passionate’ Dame Fiona Caldicott
23 February 2021
NHS Digital chief executive Sarah Wilkinson described Dame Fiona as a “phenomenal” woman who “inspired
Digital Health Unplugged: Who leads on NHS IT?
23 February 2021
The latest edition of Digital Health Unplugged delves into the roles of NHSX and NHS
University Hospitals of Leicester opens second virtual Covid ward
23 February 2021
The University Hospitals of Leicester has opened its second virtual Covid ward which helps support
Chelsea and Westminster launches diabetes app for better care at home
22 February 2021
The DBm-Health app was co-designed by the trust, Sensyne Health and diabetes clinicians and forms
London ICSs must shift to ‘blended’ approach to digital care
22 February 2021
Research from the Kings Fund found London’s five integrated care systems worked more closely made
