Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
30 September 2025
This morning’s Coffee Time Briefing covers the launch of the My Transfusion app and Badger Notes now available at Kettering General Hospital.
News
Digital Health Unplugged: Jennifer Dixon on the 10 year health plan
30 September 2025
Ahead of speaking at Rewired 2026, Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive at The Health Foundation, discusses the NHS 10 year health plan.
NHS ‘online hospital’ to open by 2027 for patients in England
30 September 2025
The NHS is launching an ‘online hospital’ which will connect patients to expert clinicians across England, Keir Starmer will announce today.
DHSC launches call for evidence on 10 year workforce plan
30 September 2025
DHSC has launched a call for evidence for the forthcoming NHS 10 year workforce plan, including evidence of new digital initiatives.
Getting ‘basics right’ key to digital success, says Northumbria CDIO
29 September 2025
“Getting the basics right” in digital is key to success, says the CDIO of Northumbria Healthcare, England’s top-ranked large hospital trust.
Smart wearable device developed to monitor muscle health
29 September 2025
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University are developing a wearable device to detect and monitor the age-related condition sarcopenia.
Queen Victoria Hospital to launch EPR in November 2025
29 September 2025
Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) NHS Foundation Trust is launching its first electronic patient record (EPR) system in November 2025.
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
Digital Health News’ go lives round up
18 September 2020
Our latest round up of IT go lives across the NHS includes a new EPR
Consultant Connect data reveals usage has soared during Covid-19
17 September 2020
Data from Consultant Connect has revealed the company saw usage of its products soared by
GOSH becomes first UK hospital to achieve HIMSS Stage 7
17 September 2020
Great Ormond Street has become the first UK hospital to achieve the HIMSS Stage7 international
Leeds and York go live with Advanced electronic patient record
17 September 2020
The mental health and learning disability trust went live with cloud-based CareDirector during the height
