Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
9 June 2026
Today’s briefing features an app designed to help people manage physical ageing and a health service being rolled out across 31 EU agencies.
News
Stockport trust completes rollout of new pathology LIMS
9 June 2026
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s pathology department has gone live with a laboratory information system to enhance test results processing.
NHSE to roll out Microsoft AI assistant to 505,000 NHS staff
8 June 2026
NHS England is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and support staff across healthcare services.
NHSBT study to use AI and genomic data for blood matching
8 June 2026
An NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) study will evaluate an algorithm designed to improve blood matching for people with sickle cell disorder.
North Ayrshire selects Totalmobile platform to modernise care visits
5 June 2026
North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) will implement Totalmobile’s digital platform to improve care at home services.
Data guardian seeks clarification on Palantir patient data access
5 June 2026
The National Data Guardian has asked NHSE to explain how Palantir staff gained access to patient data in the FDP, something it was unaware of.
Movers and Shakers news roundup
5 June 2026
This Movers and Shakers roundup includes health secretary Wes Streeting’s resignation and the appointment of his replacement James Murray.
Rapid adoption of technology ‘should not be abandoned’ post-Covid
21 September 2020
Government “must support” infrastructure needed to assist care providers in switching to technology-enabled care, a
Diversity and inclusion must be ‘at the core’ of NHSX and digital leadership
21 September 2020
Speaking at Connect 2020 Sonia Patel said diversity had to be at the core of
More than 1,700 GP practices contribute data for Covid-19 research
21 September 2020
More than 1,700 GP practices have stepped forward to contribute patient data for Covid-19 research
Hospify expands its communications app to pharmacy networks and GPs
18 September 2020
Hospify is expanding its mobile communications app to pharmacy networks and GP practices to help
Trials of NHS contact-tracing app ‘very encouraging’
18 September 2020
Managing director of the app Simon Thompson said trials were ‘encouraging’ but did not provide
