Scottish accelerator invests ÂŁ1m in female-led HealthTech startups
14 August 2025
Three female cofounded HealthTech firms have secured over ÂŁ1m investment from STAC, Scotlandâs industry-led accelerator for tech start-ups.
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AI assistance may lead to loss of skills in health professionals
14 August 2025
Routine use of AI reduced health professionalsâ abilities to detect precancerous growths without the technology, according to researchers.
App launches to prevent distressed behaviours in dementia patients
13 August 2025
A digital tool to help identify and prevent distressed behaviours in dementia patients will be showcased by the Alzheimerâs Society.
ErgĂ©a and Newtonâs Tree partner to provide integrated AI solution
13 August 2025
ErgĂ©a and Newtonâs Tree have partnered with the aim of improving healthcare organisations through integrated, AI-enabled digital solutions.
Hackers breach cancer screening data of almost 500,000 women
13 August 2025
Personal health data from more than 485,000 women has been stolen from a cervical cancer screening programme in the Netherlands.Â
Women in England to self-refer online for midwife appointments
12 August 2025
NHS England has announced that newly pregnant women can now self-refer online to get their first midwife appointments.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
12 August 2025
This edition of coffee time includes news from the NHS Ambulance Radio Programme and a DIY heart monitor from Phillips for NHS patients.
‘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
Babylon to face ‘no further action’ for data breach of GP at Hand
23 September 2020
Babylon admitted in June that three patients were able to view recordings of other patientâs
Countess of Chester selects Ideal firm to implement EPR programme
23 September 2020
The Countess of Chester EPR+ programme is using Cerner Millennium electronic patient record after signing
