Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
3 February 2026
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes a contract for digital mental health firm Kooth and a report on the rise of radiology-linked legal claims.
News
Scotland’s women’s health plan highlights innovation as ‘pivotal’
3 February 2026
The Scottish government has pledged that innovation will have a “pivotal role” in ensuring women have access to the best quality care.
NHS Scotland supplier Capgemini to sell ICE-linked subsidiary
2 February 2026
French tech firm Capgemini, which provides IT services to NHS Scotland, will sell its US subsidiary following backlash over its work with ICE.
NHS England CDIO Ming Tang announces departure
2 February 2026
Ming Tang, interim chief digital and information officer (CDIO) at NHS England, has announced that she will leave her role in April.
NHS trusts’ IT spend rises by 9% to £4.1bn in 2025
2 February 2026
Total IT spend by NHS trusts reached £4.1bn in 2025, an increase of 9% from 2024, according to analysis by Future Health Intelligence.
Northamptonshire shared care record on track for £1m in savings
2 February 2026
Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board’s shared care record programme is on track to deliver more than £1 million in savings.
UCP supports joined-up care for thousands more Londoners
30 January 2026
One year on from the expansion of the Universal Care Plan (UCP), thousands more Londoners are benefitting from more joined-up care.
Applications open for the 2021 edition of the Rewired Pitchfest
19 November 2020
Applications for the 2021 Rewired Pitchfest, the fast-paced digital health competition for early stage start-ups,
Chesterfield Royal Hospital goes live with region-wide PACS system
19 November 2020
Chesterfield Royal Hospital has become the sixth NHS Trust in the East Midlands to go
Cabinet minister owned £90,000 shares in Faculty at time of NHSX contract
18 November 2020
The minister, who had cross-government responsibilities for supporting procurement related to Covid-19, had declared his
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
