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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the MHRA and the FDA.
FDP ‘here to stay’ says Patel as Palantir contract faces review
Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS FDP, has said the platform is “here to stay” but the current contract will be reviewed.
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online hospital trust.

Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system from Better Meds.
Essex Partnership digital tool improves leg wound and ulcer care
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a digital tool to improve care for patients with leg ulcers and wounds.

West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered procurement.
McKinsey bags £560k deciding “vision” for new NHS Test and Trace body
A recently published contract revealed McKinsey was paid £563,400 for work focused on “creating a
Medical Interoperability Gateway extended to urgent care staff in London
The MIG has been extended to urgent care staff in London so they can give
Dr Harpreet Sood appointed to Health Education England’s board
Previously an associate non-executive director of HEE, Dr Sood will provide independent advice and support
Newham trial of contact-tracing app a ‘step in the right direction’
Shuri Network co-founder, Dr Shera Chok, said it was “not clear” why a trial of
Digital Health Unplugged: Technology in care homes
Join us as we take a look at the use of technology in care homes
