Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a menâs health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
News
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted âunlimited accessâ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir âunlimited accessâ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
Kingâs College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at Kingâs College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
Digital Health Unplugged: Christmas Quiz of the Year
15 December 2020
The chairs and vice chairs of our CCIO, CIO and CNIO Advisory Panels put their
HealthHero acquires Doctorlink after ten times revenue growth
15 December 2020
Operating across the UK, Ireland and Germany HealthHero is one of the largest telehealth companies
Open call for digital technology to support NHS Health Check
14 December 2020
Public Health England and ORCHA have issued an open call for digital health products that
Telehealth stroke care solution rolled out in Northern Ireland
14 December 2020
The Telehealth solution enables clinicians to carry out virtual consultations and diagnosis of patients suspected
Network pioneer Joe McDonald to retire after 30 years
11 December 2020
This week sees the retirement of Professor Joe McDonald, who has been child psychiatrist for
