Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
26 May 2026
Today’s briefing features VR technology for post-op recovery and an app to help men improve their fertility.
News
Women’s health programme expands from 2 to 26 innovations
26 May 2026
A women’s health programme has expanded from supporting two health technologies to backing 26, with many set to be piloted in the NHS.
Graphnet remote monitoring grows across 16 NHS organisations
22 May 2026
NHS organisations are expanding the use of remote monitoring services in a bid to deliver more care closer to home.
Rotherham NHS FT cuts IT help desk calls by 28% with AI
22 May 2026
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has reduced IT help desk call volumes by 28% after introducing an AI-powered autonomous agent.
One in seven use AI chatbots instead of seeing a doctor, poll finds
21 May 2026
One in seven UK adults prefer to use AI chatbots for healthcare advice rather than seeing their doctor, according to a recent poll.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 May 2026
Today’s briefing features technology for the early detection of dementia and biometric fingerprin access at a maternity ward.
Robotic surgery tech to help cut West Hertfordshire waiting lists
21 May 2026
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is using advanced robotic surgery technology to speed up recovery from cancer surgery.
Investigation launched after IT error misses thousands of Covid-19 cases
5 October 2020
A statement from Public Health England confirmed some 15,841 cases between 25 September and 2
‘Major questions unanswered’ about effectiveness of NHS Covid-19 App
5 October 2020
The Health Foundation has raised concerns about the lack of published evidence from the NHS
The Walton Centre renews contract with Silverlink software
5 October 2020
The 17-year relationship was renewed to enable The Walton Centre to continue to build neurophysiology
Poor datasets risks ‘health data poverty’ in new technologies, experts warn
2 October 2020
Researchers have said technology has the potential to reinforce healthcare inequalities if it is not
Movers and Shakers news roundup
2 October 2020
This month’s Movers and Shakers features appointments at NHSX and the first winners of the
