Sheffield Teaching Hospitals to run genetic testing study for babies
8 October 2025
More than 600 expectant parents in Sheffield have signed up for a study which will screen 100,000 babies for rare genetic conditions.
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GP chatbot integration offers early alcohol advice
8 October 2025
Patients will be signposted to alcohol advice from Drinkaware through the AI Surgery Assist chatbot, used by GP surgeries across the UK.
NHSE to launch national ambient voice technologies registry
8 October 2025
NHS England is launching a national ambient voice technologies (AVT) self-certified registry for suppliers to show evidence of compliance.
AI is helping to speed clinical trial approval times, says MHRA
7 October 2025
The MHRA has introduced AI to help support clinical trial assessors to review complex data and flag potential issues for human review.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 October 2025
Today’s edition of Coffee Time Briefing includes funding for Miiskin and BoobyBiome and the Discovery Spark business development programme.
Heidi Health raises £48m in Series B funding to expand globally
7 October 2025
Heidi Health has announced the closing of a $65 million (£48m) Series B funding round which will help the firm expand globally.
East Suffolk and North Essex goes live with Epic EPR
7 October 2025
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has gone live with an electronic patient record (EPR) system from Epic.
NHS Test and Trace suffers another round of ‘huge’ IT issues
12 November 2020
Leaked emails confirmed the “huge IT” issues in the NHS Test and Trace system relating
South Tees selects Alcidion to supply ‘smart technologies’ across the trust
12 November 2020
The trust will adopt Alcidion’s Miya Precision solution as well as the Better OPENeP electronic
Palantir ‘could be drafted in to help boost Test and Trace’
12 November 2020
The government has reportedly held talks with data analytics company Palantir to help boost the
Barnsley Hospital NHS FT starts using electronic care planning
12 November 2020
Staff at Barnsley Hospital NHS FT have started using electronic care planning to create plans
Twenty companies selected for DigitalHealth.London’s flagship accelerator
11 November 2020
Now in its fifth consecutive year the DigitalHealth.London programme has provided support to a number
