Gynaecology data gaps are delaying care for women, warns report
5 March 2026
Data gaps in gynaecology are leaving women facing longer delays to diagnosis and treatment, a report has warned.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 March 2026
Today’s briefing features a smart shoe insole that could help prevent falls among the elderly and details of a major mental health study.
Accurx to supply AI-scribing tool for large-scale NHS hospital rollout
5 March 2026
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Group has selected Accurx Scribe to provide AVT.
Doctors raise safety concerns about AI discharge summary tool
4 March 2026
Doctors groups have raised safety concerns over plans to roll out an AI-Assisted Discharge Summary tool nationally through the FDP.
NIHR awards £47.8m for NHS equipment to boost clinical trials
4 March 2026
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £47.8m for equipment that will help streamline clinical trial delivery.
Support for NHS tech and AI is not evenly distributed, finds study
4 March 2026
Women, younger adults and those on low or no income are less positive about HealthTech and AI, a survey from the Health Foundation found.
NHS SBS launches £250m communication framework
3 March 2026
NHS Shared Business Services has launched a framework agreement to help the NHS improve how it communicates with its patients through tech.
Mobile health apps news in brief
25 September 2020
This month’s mobile apps round up features the news NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG
‘Privacy central’ – what our readers think of the NHS Covid-19 app
24 September 2020
The NHS Covid-19 app went live today with an easy to use design that includes
‘A customisable approach’ – how contact-tracing apps differ in the UK
24 September 2020
Scotland and Ireland chose to go their own way, working with software developers NearForm to
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app launched in England and Wales
24 September 2020
After months of uncertainty the NHS contact-tracing app has today launched in England and Wales,
Bradford Teaching Hospitals ditches paper for digital appointment letters
23 September 2020
The digital letters are currently being piloted in the ophthalmology and paediatrics departments with patients
