Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
10 July 2025
Today’s briefing includes a new EPS for Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals and the government’s cybersecurity plans.
News
Two technologies tackling brain injury awarded £3m NIHR funding
10 July 2025
Two medical technologies tackling brain injury have received a share of £3m from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Somerset launches electronic treatment escalation plans
9 July 2025
Somerset has launched a feature which enables patients to record their care preferences within the region’s shared care record.
Neighbourhood Health Service scheme to roll out from September
9 July 2025
The UK government has initiated the rollout of new neighbourhood health services, aiming to bring NHS care closer to home.
Birmingham Community Healthcare flags cyber security risk
9 July 2025
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has flagged an exposed vulnerability that could lead to a cyber attack.
Augmented reality mental health crisis training app developed
8 July 2025
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS FT and Teesside Uni have co-developed an augmented reality mental health crisis simulation training app.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
8 July 2025
Find out more about two new PAS launches and the news that all babies born in the UK could have their DNA mapped within the decade.
How to build and enable digital teams focus of NHS Providers guide
10 November 2020
The next part of the Digital Boards programme has been published by NHS Providers, with
NHS Digital signs a deal to help improve data sharing across organisations
9 November 2020
NHS Digital has signed a deal with DXC Technology and CSIRO, which will help improve
Mental health trust deploys Servelec’s patient management solution
9 November 2020
Using the Servelec’s Flow solution the trust gains an end-to-end view of a patient journey,
NHS withstands hundreds of cyber crime incidents relating to Covid-19
9 November 2020
More than 160 “high-risk and critical vulnerabilities” were shared with NHS trusts to raise awareness
DHSC must still learn the lessons of its failed IT programmes
6 November 2020
DHSC and the NHS have a “long way to go” to deal with the legacy
