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.
Poole Hospital launches check-in app to support Covid-19 control
14 January 2021
Patients that check in to Poole Hospital using the app will also receive an alert
Addenbrooke’s Hospital turns to AI to cut cancer wait times
13 January 2021
The hospital has cut radiotherapy preparation tasks by up to 90% using artificial intelligence (AI)
HealthHero acquires Irish telehealth company MyClinic
13 January 2021
European telehealth company HealthHero was previously only able to offer services to patients in Ireland
Pilot looks into the alignment of NHS and private care data
13 January 2021
A pilot, led by NHS Digital and the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), is looking
Kettering Hospital builds ‘Mary Bot’ to automate Covid reporting
12 January 2021
Kettering set out to use robotic process automation to create the trust’s daily Covid-19 situation
