Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
17 February 2026
Today’s briefing features a partnership between Pebble Wellbeing and Doctor Care Anywhere, and Pharmacy2U’s relaunch of veterinary care.
News
Building Epic: Judy Faulkner on leadership
17 February 2026
Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Epic, tells Unplugged about building one of the world’s most influential electronic health record systems.
£20m funding for tech to tackle drug and alcohol addiction
17 February 2026
The government is offering £20 million in grants for medical technologies and digital tools designed to tackle drug and alcohol addiction.
NHS Shetland selects Morse EPR for mobile working
16 February 2026
NHS Shetland has selected Cambric Systems to supply its mobile electronic patient record (EPR) for community teams.
Oracle Health’s clinical AI agent launches in UK after NHS pilot
16 February 2026
Oracle Health has announced its clinical AI agent Clinical Note is available in the UK following a pilot programme in the NHS.
NHS value-based procurement pilots launched for MedTech
16 February 2026
Pilots of value-based procurement guidance for MedTech are taking place at 13 NHS trusts, the DHSC confirmed.
Former health minister calls for digital pathway for alcohol addiction
13 February 2026
Former health minister Dr Dan Poulter is calling for the government to urgently introduce tech-enabled alcohol treatment services.
PRSB publishes guidance for prescribers using genetic information
10 December 2020
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has published guidance to help prescribers use genetic information
Wachter believes world will enter ‘a golden era’ of health IT
9 December 2020
A US ‘digital doctor’ has said he believes the world is about to enter ‘a
Digital initiative to transform NHS temporary staffing in the north west
9 December 2020
A digital initiative which will change the way NHS temporary staffing is run is to
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
