Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
3 March 2026
Today’s briefing includes funding for Pontiro’s AI evaluation platform and a partnership between RLDatix and Blackrock Health.
News
York and Scarborough pilots digital physiotherapy app
3 March 2026
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a pilot of Ascenti Reach, a digital physiotherapy app.
Reframe Cancer acquires digital prehabilitation firm Alvie Health
2 March 2026
Reframe Cancer, a provider of specialist cancer navigation, has acquired digital cancer prehabilitation business Alvie Health.
Open source platform launched to scale health AI innovation
2 March 2026
The AI Centre for Value-Based Healthcare and deepc has launched an open source platform to help scale healthcare AI.
York and Scarborough delays Nervecentre EPR go-live
2 March 2026
Exclusive: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed the go-live of its Nervecentre electronic patient record system.
ChatGPT Health fails to flag over 50% of medical emergencies
27 February 2026
ChatGPT Health incorrectly triages more than half of medical emergencies and frequently fails to detect suicidal ideation, a study found.
Brainomix announces £4.8m funding extension to expand in US
27 February 2026
Brainomix, a stroke and lung fibrosis AI imaging tool provider, has announced a £4.8m funding extension to expand its operations in the US.
‘Excel-gate’ highlights need for ‘quality technical capability’ in NHS
9 October 2020
Using Microsoft Excel is not an uncommon “workaround” when managing data but organisations need to
Industry news in brief
9 October 2020
This month’s industry round up features news Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit have launched
How using Excel may have caused thousands of unreported Covid cases
8 October 2020
The glitch was reportedly caused by an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum size and preventing
Apple launches Health Records in UK with Oxford and Milton Keynes
8 October 2020
The feature allows users to securely view and store their medical records in the health
Walsall Healthcare becomes second UK trust to ditch Lorenzo
8 October 2020
Walsall Healthcare has gone live with its new electronic patient record system from System C
