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.
HEE calls on NHS digital leaders to help shape future workforce
3 September 2020
Health Education England (HEE) is looking for ten CCIOS, CIOs, CNIOs and digital leaders to
NHS Norfolk and Waveney CCG deploys prescribing decision technology
3 September 2020
A newly merged clinical commissioning group (CCG) as signed a new agreement which will see
Covid-19 tracing tool to be built into phones, Apple and Google announce
2 September 2020
The new exposure notification system will replace the need for users to install contact-tracing apps
Web-based platform makes pharmacy services more efficient during Covid
2 September 2020
The PharmOutcomes platform saved hours in admin work and sped up the processing of payments
BMJ Best Practice made free to access for NHS staff
2 September 2020
All staff in England can now access BMJ Best Practice, a point of care tool
