Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
21 April 2026
Today’s briefing features news about guidelines for AI in social care and funding for a virtual AI biotech lab.
News
People want reform of AI regulation in healthcare but not overhaul
21 April 2026
Concerns about safety, oversight and liability are shaping public attitudes to the regulation of AI in healthcare, according to the MHRA.
Buckinghamshire trust signs System C deal for AI-scribing in EPR
21 April 2026
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has signed a contract with System C to implement AI-scribing through its electronic patient record.
AI tool allows a million patients to book appointments via NHS App
20 April 2026
An AI triage tool has been integrated into the NHS App, allowing more than a million patients to book appointments directly with clinicians.
NHS App ‘not improving patientsâ views on NHS admin’
20 April 2026
The NHS App is failing to improve how patients perceive NHS administration despite rising adoption, according to The King’s Fund.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys signs contract to deploy Access EPR
20 April 2026
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with The Access Group to implement its Rio Evo EPR.
Cheshire neighbourhood care model reduces A&E attendances
17 April 2026
A data-driven neighbourhood care programme across eight care communities in Cheshire East has reduced A&E attendances by up to 48%.
WellSky lends support to UK Covid vaccination programme
8 December 2020
WellSky International (WellSky) has announced it has been working behind the scenes to help deliver
South Tees leads the way for robotic surgery in NHS
8 December 2020
Surgical teams at The James Cook University Hospital now have three da Vinci robots, allowing
Greater Manchester deploys Advanced integrated care solution for A&E
7 December 2020
The Greater Manchester Urgent Primary Care Alliance (GMUPCA) is rolling out Odyssey, the clinical decision
Graphnet powered shared record to be launched across Kent and Medway
7 December 2020
A new health and social care shared record system is to be launched across Kent
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre recognised for EMR practices
4 December 2020
The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre has achieved Stage 6 on the electronic medical record (EMR) adoption
