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.
Dido Harding questioned on safety standards of using Microsoft Excel
15 October 2020
It comes as nearly 16,000 Covid-19 cases went unreported between 25 September and 2 October,
ICO assessing 15 contact-tracing companies for data protection approach
14 October 2020
A number of companies that provide contact-tracing services are being assessed for how they are
NHSX launches online information governance portal
14 October 2020
An online portal which provides NHS frontline staff and the public with access to national
Zesty partnership will see patient portals offered to Cerner NHS clients
14 October 2020
A reseller deal will see Zesty offer its patient portal to existing Cerner clients with
Doctorlink launches urgent care triage platform for A&E
13 October 2020
Doctorlink’s A&E platform aims to reduce waiting times by helping patients more quickly access the
