Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
22 January 2026
Today’s briefing includes an Epic deployment in Germany, and investment in a data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder.
News
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals launches electronic prescribing
22 January 2026
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic prescribing and medicine administration (ePMA) system.
Major IT failure impacts Kent and Medway GP practices
21 January 2026
GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being suspended.Â
Yorkshire LGBTQ+ charity helps promote digital health inclusion
21 January 2026
Patient.info has partnered with Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs for older LGBTQ+ people across West Yorkshire.
NHS App to become national channel for the âshift to preventionâÂ
21 January 2026
The NHS App is becoming the national channel for preventative healthcare, said Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHSE.
Norfolk and Waveney delays EPR to ‘take extra time to get it right’
20 January 2026
An ÂŁ88m EPR for Norfolk and Waveney has been delayed to allow time to ‘get it right’, said Ed Prosser-Snelling, interim director of digital.
Two major UK hospitals to deploy AI to help detect infections
20 January 2026
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will deploy Sanome’s MEMORI AI tool.
Year of the Nurse – Microsoft’s CNO reflects on 2020 and tech in nursing
17 December 2020
Microsoftâs CNO Molly McCarthy believes new technology creates new roles for nurses, with Covid-19 highligting
London’s Health Innovation Network rolls out Coordinate My Care
17 December 2020
The South London Health Innovation Network (HIN) has won ÂŁ200,000 funding to roll out Coordinate
Three digital health companies join forces to enable GP video sharing
16 December 2020
Cognitant Group, eConsult Health, HCI and have co-developed an easy way for patients to receive
Herefordshire and Worcestershire launches its own health apps library
16 December 2020
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire CCG Apps Library aims to help people make an informed decision
NHS IT leaders believe Covid has changed attitudes to digital
15 December 2020
The Covid-19 crisis has changed views about digital at all levels of healthcare organisations, according
