Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
27 November 2025
Today’s briefing includes how brain stimulation can prevent depression relapses of major depressive disorder in 75% of patients.
News
MPs call for NHS to rely on UK tech firms instead of US giants
27 November 2025
MPs called for the government to prioritise UK companies for big NHS tech contracts, rather than US giants like Microsoft and Palantir.
AI testing platform removes commercial bias for NHS use
27 November 2025
Researchers have developed a platform to determine whether commercial AI algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect diabetic eye disease.
Concerns that capital funding for NHS tech could delay AI roll-out
26 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledged to invest £300 million of additional capital investment in NHS technology in the Autumn Budget.
High risk groups under-represented in Men’s Health Strategy
26 November 2025
Younger men are under-represented in the government’s Men’s Health Strategy, according to a neuroscience tech firm.
Blackwood appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service
26 November 2025
Baroness Nicola Blackwood, a leader in life sciences and innovation, has been appointed as chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
Free digital and data training launches for AHPs
25 November 2025
A digital education programme has been launched to provide access to digital and data knowledge for AHPs based in the UK.
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
Industry news in brief
4 December 2020
This months industry round up features news Allocate and Locum’s Nest have partnered to better
Data and digital listed as a driver to help progress ICSs
3 December 2020
NHS England and Improvement board papers have revealed it hopes digital and data will help
UK start-up Cera reaches £90m in revenue since launch
3 December 2020
This month marks the fourth anniversary since its launch, with Cera now proving more than
