Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
26 February 2026
Today’s round-up features a study that demonstrates AI may be no more effective than Google at identifying health conditions.
News
NHSE awards £33.6m digital vaccinations services contract
26 February 2026
NHS England has awarded a contract worth £33.6 million to TPXimpact for the delivery of digital and data services relating to vaccinations.
GOSH to connect health data for rare disease research
26 February 2026
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is partnering with a charity to connect health data for rare disease research.
NHS England cyber chief to step down from role
25 February 2026
Mike Fell, director of national cyber operations at NHS England has announced that he will step down from his role in May.
Female innovators recognised for digital health solutions
25 February 2026
Ten female entrepreneurs from across Yorkshire and Humber have developed ideas for digital health innovations into workable concepts.
NHS pilot of AI scripting tech reduced admin time for 87% of users
25 February 2026
A pilot of AI-scribing technology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust found that 87% of users saved time on admin tasks.
Ireland launches digital strategy to increase mental health support
24 February 2026
Ireland has launched a digital mental health strategy to increase access to services through technology and improve digital health literacy.
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
Leeds first to deploy imaging tech as part of regional network
16 November 2020
The first trust in the Northern Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) has deployed a picture archiving
IT bungles spark calls for industry to be regulated for ethical standards
16 November 2020
It comes as a number of public sector programmes suffered IT blunders, nearly 16,000 Covid-19
