NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
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Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
King’s College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at King’s College Hospital.
Amazon makes its move into the health sector with online pharmacy
18 November 2020
Amazon has made its move into the health sector and launched its own online pharmacy
Sixteen NHS trusts receive share of £16m to support digital prescribing
18 November 2020
Sixteen NHS trusts are to receive a share of £16m to go towards introducing an
North west based “robodocs” talk telehealth Covid-19 programme
17 November 2020
Two “robodocs” working across the north west of England have spoken about how they helped
Digital Health Unplugged: Royal Cornwall Digital Testbed
17 November 2020
Joining host Andrea Downey are Gary Jennings, commercial director of Kernow Health, and Ian Nicholls,
Docobo and Doc Abode join forces to improve remote monitoring
17 November 2020
The new interface will enable an alert from the Docobo system to go straight to
