Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a project to bring telehealth to an island with no GP and software for AI-assisted colonoscopies.
News
NHSE to move away from open source over AI security concerns
5 May 2026
NHS England has restricted access to some of its open source code to strengthen security amid concerns about the impact of AI models.
Outdated IT systems increasing GP workload, RCGP finds
1 May 2026
Outdated and poorly connected IT systems are increasing GP workload pressures, a Royal College of General Practitioners report has found.
AI documentation tool creates 40% more assessment capacity
1 May 2026
System C has announced that its AI-powered FormFlow Assistant has been deployed across 15 local authorities.
First look at Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 programme
30 April 2026
Digital Health has published a ‘first look’ at this year’s Summer Schools programme, which takes place on 16-17 July in Nottingham.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
30 April 2026
Today’s briefing includes cyberattacks on Ukraine’s hospitals and tech that stops organs getting damaged in transit.
AI cuts patient call wait times by up to 90% at UHSussex
30 April 2026
Patient call wait times at University Hospitals Sussex have been cut by up to 90% since the implementation of AI technology from Netcall.
Ensure support for digital based patient-initiated follow ups, experts say
25 August 2020
Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council, said evidence “overwhelmingly” suggests patients actively involved
Extra funding needed to support digital mental health services, report finds
24 August 2020
The £2.3 billion for mental health funding announced in the NHS Long Term Plan is
NHS organisations adopt clinical decision support tool during pandemic
24 August 2020
A number of NHS organisations have adopted the UpToDate clinical decision support tool to help
Solving interoperability is not ‘a technical problem, it’s a social problem’
21 August 2020
Solving interoperability is not “a technical problem, it’s a social problem”, the co-chair of INTEROPen,
Cyber security news roundup
21 August 2020
Our latest cyber security roundup features the news that NHS Greater Manchester Shared Services has
