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.
News
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.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
Industry news in brief
6 November 2020
This month’s industry round up features news that the successful applicants of Yorkshire and Humbers
Motor neuron disease app developed to help better manage care needs
5 November 2020
An app which helps those with motor neuron disease better manage their care needs has
Milton Keynes University Hospital signs 5-year deal with Sensyne Health
5 November 2020
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a five year non-exclusive strategic research
New research to develop AI to better predict risk of mouth cancer
4 November 2020
The study will look at the use of machine learning and AI to assist pathologists
Telehealth solution approved for stroke assessment in Northern Ireland
4 November 2020
Health Services Limited’s (HSL) Telehealth system enables clinicians to carry out virtual video consultations and
