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.
South east leaders share their digital journey at Networks event
26 October 2020
NHS leaders from across the south east have shared their experiences and journeys of digital
Gould says NHSX “took a punt and started quickly” on NHS Covid-19 app
26 October 2020
Speaking at FabChange20, the head of NHSX has said the organisation “took a punt and
NHSX launches assessment criteria for digital health tools
26 October 2020
NHSX has launched in beta a Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) to set out how
Integrated care record launched across Bath and North East Somerset
23 October 2020
An integrated care record, powered by Graphnet, has been launched across Bath and North East
Excl: Livi acquires practice communication service MJog
23 October 2020
Digital healthcare company Livi and practice communication service MJog, will combine their services, we can
