Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
13 January 2026
Today’s briefing features features a partnership between Holly Health and GLL, and an NHS trust adopting Wolters Kluwer’s CDS solution.
News
Melanie Ivarsson appointed CEO of Health Data Research Service
13 January 2026
Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed chief executive of the government’s Health Data Research Service (HDRS).
What NHS trusts get wrong in EPR rollouts
13 January 2026
Beverley Bryant, chief digital officer at three Dorset NHS trusts, discusses the challenges faced at different stages of EPR implementation.
Northern Ireland deploys AI tool through Sectra to spot fractures
12 January 2026
AI that helps clinicians identify bone fractures has been deployed across Northern Ireland through Sectra Amplifier Services.
Details of NHS digital productivity programme leaked online
12 January 2026
A major NHS programme to support the frontline to maximise productivity through the use of digital technology is expected to launch in April.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital goes live with Epic EHR
12 January 2026
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with an Epic electronic health record (EHR) across its three sites.
University Hospitals Sussex selects Alcidion as EPR supplier
9 January 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has selected Alcidion as it preferred electronic patient record (EPR) supplier.
Consortium of NHS trusts signs deal with Sectra for diagnostic imaging
13 August 2020
Millions of images will be accessible through the Sectra’s vendor neutral archive (VNA) system, freeing
Emergency planning hub introduced at Birmingham Community Healthcare
13 August 2020
A digital emergency planning hub has allowed staff at Birmingham Community Healthcare to make better
NHS bosses to develop digital pathways that ‘increase inclusion’
12 August 2020
In new guidance issued by NHS England leaders told to review who is using new
North Tyneside CCG partners with Livi to provide online GP services
12 August 2020
The new partnership with Livi provides 220,000 patients with access to digital appointments with clinicians
Period of reflection post-Covid-19 is needed to learn about NHS innovation
12 August 2020
A period of reflection on what has been learnt in terms of the nature of
