Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 December 2025
Today’s round includes innovations in robotic colon surgery and research into how comfortable patients are confiding in AI.
News
AI note-taking tool helps speed up autism and ADHD assessments
9 December 2025
An NHS provider of ADHD and autism assessments found that using an AI clinical note-taking tool helped to reduce admin time for clinicians.
Workplace pressures holding back NHS digital plans, finds survey
8 December 2025
Workforce pressures are the biggest blocker to digital transformation, according to research carried out by Digital Health.
NHS maternity dashboard launched to prevent tragedies
8 December 2025
A national dashboard is being rolled out across NHS maternity services to help spot serious safety issues and prevent neonatal tragedies.
PRSB to relaunch in 2026 with new funding model
8 December 2025
Exclusive: The Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB) will relaunch in 2026 with a revised funding model, after NHSE ceased core funding.
AI-guided mental health tool piloted at GP surgeries
5 December 2025
An AI-guided digital cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tool to help manage mental health problems is being piloted in GP surgeries.
Four in five care providers using digital social care records
5 December 2025
Four in five (80%) of care providers have replaced paper-based processes with digital social care records, the government has announced.
Interoperability should not come at cost of “transparent” procurement
15 February 2021
Integrated care systems will need to have interoperability embedded if true joined up health and
Patients to be offered AI technology which helps detect kidney disease
15 February 2021
Patients with diabetes and high blood pressure are benefiting from AI that turns a smartphone
Royal Free London NHS FT launches second phase of EPR project
12 February 2021
The Royal Free London NHS FT has officially launched the second phase of its Cerner
NHS overhaul: ‘Real opportunity’ for digital leaders to shape the future
12 February 2021
The chair of Digital Health’s CCIO Network has said government plans to overhaul the NHS
Industry news in brief
12 February 2021
This month’s industry round-up includes news Livi has sent millions of text notifications to support
