Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
6 May 2025
Our coffee briefing covers an AI agent for cataracts patients at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells, plus a new milestone for Patients Know Best.
News
Child-friendly app launches in neonatal ICU at Lister Hospital
6 May 2025
A child-friendly app from Little Journey is now available for patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Lister Hospital.
AI-driven heart scans speed up diagnosis and save millions
6 May 2025
AI-driven heart scans which cut the need for invasive tests have saved millions of pounds for the NHS, according to a new analysis.
DHSC announces launch of FDP tool to improve cancer diagnosis
5 May 2025
A cancer diagnostic tool will be rolled out across the NHS to help cut treatment delays and boost survival rates, DHSC has announced.
Digital Healthâs monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
2 May 2025
This contracts and go lives roundup features Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust integrating a video service with its EPR.
54% of Brits unaware AI is being used in healthcare, finds survey
2 May 2025
More than half of the British public (54%) have not heard of AI being used in healthcare, according to a survey of over 1,000 adults.
Patient record errors caused by ‘lack of integration’, finds report
2 May 2025
Lack of integration between the NHS App and other health data sources has contributed to patient record errors, according to Healthwatch.
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
Mobile health apps news in brief
29 January 2021
This monthâs mobile health apps round-up features news of a 25% increase in the use
Rotherham gets ÂŁ12m Digital Aspirant funding for ‘join the dots’ approach
28 January 2021
Rotherham is the only area to receive funding on a place-based approach which will focus
NHSE MedTech funding mandates AI for heart disease
28 January 2021
Heartflow Analysis will be adopted in English hospitals from April 2021 under the NHS England
BCS help win a bid for nursing informatics global conference
28 January 2021
BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT has helped win a bid to hold a global
