Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
13 January 2026
Today’s briefing features features a partnership between Holly Health and GLL, and an NHS trust adopting Wolters Kluwer’s CDS solution.
News
Melanie Ivarsson appointed CEO of Health Data Research Service
13 January 2026
Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed chief executive of the government’s Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
What NHS trusts get wrong in EPR rollouts
13 January 2026
Beverley Bryant, chief digital officer at three Dorset NHS trusts, discusses the challenges faced at different stages of EPR implementation.
Northern Ireland deploys AI tool through Sectra to spot fractures
12 January 2026
AI that helps clinicians identify bone fractures has been deployed across Northern Ireland through Sectra Amplifier Services.
Details of NHS digital productivity programme leaked online
12 January 2026
A major NHS programme to support the frontline to maximise productivity through the use of digital technology is expected to launch in April.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital goes live with Epic EHR
12 January 2026
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with an Epic electronic health record (EHR) across its three sites.
University Hospitals Sussex selects Alcidion as EPR supplier
9 January 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has selected Alcidion as it preferred electronic patient record (EPR) supplier.
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
New £3m fund for innovative technology to improve asthma care
28 October 2020
The fund will support the development and adoption of scalable and effective asthma health technologies,
