Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 April 2026
Today’s briefing features news about guidelines for AI in social care and funding for a virtual AI biotech lab.
News
People want reform of AI regulation in healthcare but not overhaul
21 April 2026
Concerns about safety, oversight and liability are shaping public attitudes to the regulation of AI in healthcare, according to the MHRA.
Buckinghamshire trust signs System C deal for AI-scribing in EPR
21 April 2026
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has signed a contract with System C to implement AI-scribing through its electronic patient record.
AI tool allows a million patients to book appointments via NHS App
20 April 2026
An AI triage tool has been integrated into the NHS App, allowing more than a million patients to book appointments directly with clinicians.
NHS App ‘not improving patients’ views on NHS admin’
20 April 2026
The NHS App is failing to improve how patients perceive NHS administration despite rising adoption, according to The King’s Fund.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys signs contract to deploy Access EPR
20 April 2026
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with The Access Group to implement its Rio Evo EPR.
Cheshire neighbourhood care model reduces A&E attendances
17 April 2026
A data-driven neighbourhood care programme across eight care communities in Cheshire East has reduced A&E attendances by up to 48%.
Fast Follower Wye Valley NHS Trust goes live with ePMA system
2 November 2020
Wye Valley NHS Trust has gone live with a new ePMA system which will improve
BCS joins forces with Coding Black Females to improve diversity in tech
2 November 2020
Fifty women from Coding Black Females will be offered a membership of BCS, The Chartered
Scotland’s contact-tracing app now interoperable with Northern Ireland’s
30 October 2020
Through developing its own ‘federated server’ the Scottish government is ultimately hoping to allow interoperability
New analytics application launched on EMIS-X platform
30 October 2020
A new application has been launched on the EMIS-X platform in a bid to provide
Movers and Shakers news roundup
30 October 2020
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features a new interim group CIO at Manchester University
