Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
28 August 2025
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes how language barriers impact care delivery and the new European Data and AI Policy Manifesto.
News
AI tool developed to identify risk of fatal heart condition
28 August 2025
Researchers at Imperial College Healthcare have developed an AI tool to help identify people at risk of developing ‘heart block’.
NHSE seeking Health Data Research Service CEO and chair
28 August 2025
NHSE is inviting applications for the inaugural chair and chief executive of the newly established Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
AI outperforms GPs in MRCGP exams, finds study
27 August 2025
A study found that chatbots outperformed GPs in questions based on the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners exam.
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals signs contract with Mizaic
27 August 2025
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) has partnered with Mizaic to launch an electronic document management system.
Imperial trials at-home monitoring service for dementia patients
27 August 2025
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has launched an at-home monitoring service for dementia patients, called MinderCare.
Oxford-based MedTech firm OrganOx acquired for £1.2bn
26 August 2025
Oxford University spin-out OrganOx has been acquired by global MedTech firm Terumo Corporation in a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) deal.
Year of the Nurse – Microsoft’s CNO reflects on 2020 and tech in nursing
17 December 2020
Microsoft’s 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 £200,000 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
