£1.5m FemTech fund launched under Women’s Health Strategy
15 April 2026
A £1.5 million FemTech challenge fund will be launched as part of the government’s renewed Women’s Health Strategy which was published today.
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DHSC invests in scanning and diagnostic equipment for CDCs
14 April 2026
The government is investing in scanning and diagnostic equipment for 36 new and expanded Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs).
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 April 2026
Today’s briefing features Apple requiring health app developers to declare if their app is classified as a regulated medical device.
NICE speakers confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026
14 April 2026
Two speakers from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have been confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026.
Kent and Medway mental health appointments launch online
14 April 2026
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has a launched a portal to give patients 24/7 online access to their mental health appointments.
MHRA secures £3.6m to expand AI regulatory sandbox
13 April 2026
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has secured funding to expand its AI Airlock regulatory sandbox.
IBM awarded £160m to transform NHS App into ‘health companion’
13 April 2026
NHS England has awarded a contract worth more than £160m to IBM for the supplier to support the development of the NHS App.
Care homes to receive thousands of iPads to tackle loneliness
30 September 2020
The Department of Health and Social Care will provide up to 11,000 iPads to care
Trials of the NHS Covid-19 App ‘not a waste of time’
29 September 2020
Wolfgang Emmerich, founder of Zühlke Engineering, said “I don’t think it [the trial] was wasted”
Chelsea and Westminster partner up with The Burdett Trust for fellowship
29 September 2020
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has partnered up with The Burdett Trust for
Liverpool University chooses Better way to teach e-prescribing
29 September 2020
The university is set to use Better’s OPENeP electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) solution
South London and Maudsley deploys digital care assistant
28 September 2020
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has begun using Oxehealth’s digital care assistant on
