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.
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
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
