Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
News
West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least £13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than £13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
NHS Covid-19 App updated to improve accuracy and notifications
29 October 2020
From today the NHS Covid-19 App will be updated to increase the accuracy of close
Newly formed University Hospitals Dorset launches single EPR
29 October 2020
The newly formed University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has launched a single electronic patient
Covid-19: Recording of ethnicity data to be mandatory on death certificates
29 October 2020
The recording of ethnicity data on death certificates in England is set to become mandatory
Andy Kinnear to join Ethical Healthcare Consulting
29 October 2020
The former director of digital transformation at NHS South, Central and West, Andy Kinnear, is
Latest cohort of DigitalHealth.London’s fellowship programme announced
28 October 2020
The Digital Pioneer Fellowship, now in its third year, aims to support digital innovators employed
