Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
22 January 2026
Today’s briefing includes an Epic deployment in Germany, and investment in a data platform to transform heart rhythm disorder.
News
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals launches electronic prescribing
22 January 2026
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic prescribing and medicine administration (ePMA) system.
Major IT failure impacts Kent and Medway GP practices
21 January 2026
GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being suspended.
Yorkshire LGBTQ+ charity helps promote digital health inclusion
21 January 2026
Patient.info has partnered with Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs for older LGBTQ+ people across West Yorkshire.
NHS App to become national channel for the ‘shift to prevention’
21 January 2026
The NHS App is becoming the national channel for preventative healthcare, said Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHSE.
Norfolk and Waveney delays EPR to ‘take extra time to get it right’
20 January 2026
An £88m EPR for Norfolk and Waveney has been delayed to allow time to ‘get it right’, said Ed Prosser-Snelling, interim director of digital.
Two major UK hospitals to deploy AI to help detect infections
20 January 2026
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will deploy Sanome’s MEMORI AI tool.
NHS login launches new precheck service to speed up applications
7 September 2020
Access to apps and services via NHS login has been made easier after a new
Elderly and vulnerable kept connected during Covid-19 via specialist tech
7 September 2020
Over 3,000 elderly and vulnerable people have been connected to their families during Covid-19 via
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
