Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a spike in the number of asthmatic people using combination inhalers and wearable technology for caregivers.
News
West Lancashire trust optimises EPR to improve abdomen pathway
14 May 2026
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals has embedded national guidance into its EPR to optimise the Acute Abdomen Pathway.
Harrogate and District launches phase two of Nervecentre EPR
13 May 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has gone live with the second phase of its acute electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least £13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than £13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Alcidion launches ‘smart clinical asset’ in the UK
7 September 2020
Australian health tech company Alcidion has launched a ‘smart clinical assest’ in the UK which
NHS seeks supplier to continue Palantir’s work on Covid-19 data store
4 September 2020
The platform is currently run by Palantir, which in July had it’s contract extended four
Government looks to digital ‘ID cards’ to enable easier access to services
4 September 2020
Number 10 revealed on Tuesday it plans to “update existing laws on identity checking to
Movers and Shakers news roundup
4 September 2020
Our September edition of Movers and Shakers features appointments at Leeds Academic Health Partnership and
Allscripts and Microsoft extend partnership for another five years
3 September 2020
Allscripts and Microsoft have extended their partnership for another five years with the aim of
