Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
21 October 2025
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes Jigsaw Medical’s Innovate UK funding and the launch of an NHS digital tool to tackle racial disparities.
News
AWS outage causes disruption to patient care across NHS sites
21 October 2025
Exclusive: An AWS outage is believed to have caused disruption to patient care at around 10 NHS sites using Oracle systems.
Overarching AI regulation expected by mid 2026, says MHRA chief
21 October 2025
The MHRA is aiming to set out a framework for the regulation of AI by the middle of 2026, confirmed Lawrence Tallon, chief executive.
North East and Yorkshire trial app to help patients quit smoking
20 October 2025
Patients in the North East and Yorkshire are being offered a digital app to help them quit smoking as part of a pilot scheme.
Intuitive opens UKâs largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre
20 October 2025
Intuitive has opened its new UK and Ireland headquarters which includes the UKâs largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery training centre.
NHSE awards ÂŁ45m contract to advance preventative healthcare
20 October 2025
NHSE has awarded a ÂŁ45m contract to strengthen digital capabilities for preventative healthcare in line with the 10 year health plan.
Aide Health launches AI scribing tool for patients
17 October 2025
UK startup Aide Health has launched an AI scribing tool to summarise consultations for patients, to provide a record of medical advice.
Less than a week to get your entries in for Rewired Pitchfest 2021
6 January 2021
You have less than a week to get your entries in for Rewired Pitchfest 2021
Cumbria Sexual Health Service to offer online booking for patients
6 January 2021
Cumbria Sexual Health Service (CSHS) is to offer patients the ability to book appointments and
Somerset deploys Radar’s compliance software to improve safety
5 January 2021
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has deployed compliance software to help the organisation improve patient safety
Kettering General deploys live translation service within video consultations
5 January 2021
The pay-as-you-go translation service can translate more than 100 languages in real-time, audio or text
2021 predictions: Health tech suppliers give their verdict
4 January 2021
After a busy 2020, we asked some health tech suppliers to give their predictions for
