Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 October 2025
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes Jigsaw Medical’s Innovate UK funding and the launch of an NHS digital tool to tackle racial disparities.
News
AWS outage causes disruption to patient care across NHS sites
21 October 2025
Exclusive: An AWS outage is believed to have caused disruption to patient care at around 10 NHS sites using Oracle systems.
Overarching AI regulation expected by mid 2026, says MHRA chief
21 October 2025
The MHRA is aiming to set out a framework for the regulation of AI by the middle of 2026, confirmed Lawrence Tallon, chief executive.
North East and Yorkshire trial app to help patients quit smoking
20 October 2025
Patients in the North East and Yorkshire are being offered a digital app to help them quit smoking as part of a pilot scheme.
Intuitive opens UK’s largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre
20 October 2025
Intuitive has opened its new UK and Ireland headquarters which includes the UK’s largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery training centre.
NHSE awards £45m contract to advance preventative healthcare
20 October 2025
NHSE has awarded a £45m contract to strengthen digital capabilities for preventative healthcare in line with the 10 year health plan.
Aide Health launches AI scribing tool for patients
17 October 2025
UK startup Aide Health has launched an AI scribing tool to summarise consultations for patients, to provide a record of medical advice.
Manchester hospitals deploy remote monitoring tech for Covid patients
27 October 2020
Two Manchester hospitals have implemented Patient Status Engine, a remote monitoring platform that monitors patients
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
