Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers a milestone for the National Centre for Child Health Technology and a WhatsApp channel launched by NHSE.
News
Naq raises £5.1m to help HealthTech firms meet cyber standards
9 September 2025
Naq has raised €6 million (£5.1m) to help HealthTech companies meet NHS standards amid rising cyber threats and regulatory delays.
Warning that NHS league tables must not be ‘instruments of blame’
9 September 2025
Concerns have been raised that NHS league tables for England published today could be used as “instruments of blame”.
Dartford and Gravesham deploys electronic test ordering system
8 September 2025
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic test ordering system to help staff place imaging and pathology orders.
AI-enabled pregnancy ultrasound to be trialled in NHS hospitals
8 September 2025
An AI obstetric imaging tool will be trialled across four NHS hospitals to help identify congenital problems at the 20 week pregnancy scan.
Oracle Health EPR to go live across two Essex trusts
5 September 2025
An Oracle Health electronic patient record system called Nova is being implemented in phases from next year across two Essex NHS trusts.
MyWay Digital Health raises £3m for AI chronic disease solutions
5 September 2025
MyWay Digital Health (MWDH) has secured a £3 million investment to accelerate the development of new AI-enabled products.
Manchester signs £125m deal with Siemens to upgrade radiology tech
2 February 2021
The 15-year partnership will ensure more than 350 equipment installations, more than 200 of which
Millions of NHSmail accounts relocated to Microsoft Exchange Online
2 February 2021
The large-scale NHSmail migration aims to create a more joined up NHS while providing frontline
Twelve suppliers appointed to £800m digital capability for health framework
1 February 2021
The framework aims to support public health and other care organisations improve their digital capability
Internet phone system for vaccination booking developed by X-on
1 February 2021
An internet-based phone system which allows patients to book a vaccination has been developed by
HMP Wandsworth uses referral software to keep inmates out of hospital
29 January 2021
HMP Wandsworth has started to use GP referral software, Advice and Guidance, to keep inmates
