Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
23 October 2025
Today’s Coffee Time includes Medical Research Council funding to advance eczema treatment and the opening of Oxford North.
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NHS SBS launches ÂŁ150m framework to accelerate access to AVT
23 October 2025
NHS Shared Business Services has launched a ÂŁ150m framework agreement for digital dictation and speech recognition AI tools.
DHSC awards ÂŁ8m IT contract to support NHS England abolition
22 October 2025
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded an ÂŁ8m contract to support its IT infrastructure as NHSE merges with the department.
Share your views on digital in the 10 year health plan
22 October 2025
We want to hear your views on delivering digital transformation in line with the government’s NHS 10 year health plan.
Blueprint for AI regulation could cut NHS waiting times
22 October 2025
The government has announced a new blueprint for AI regulation which could help cut NHS waiting times and time demands on frontline staff.
Major NHS trial of AI-powered productivity tool delivers cost savings
21 October 2025
A major trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot across 90 NHS organisations found that the tech could save over 43 minutes a day per staff member.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
21 October 2025
Today’s Coffee Briefing includes Jigsaw Medical’s Innovate UK funding and the launch of an NHS digital tool to tackle racial disparities.
Welsh health board launches Covid-19 AI assistant
18 August 2020
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has launched a Welsh and English speaking virtual agent
Frimley Health awards ÂŁ108m EPR contract to Epic
17 August 2020
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Epic with a multi-million-pound contract to provide an
Dudley Group NHS FT accelerates information sharing platform roll-out
17 August 2020
The Dudley Group NHS FT has accelerated the roll-out of an information sharing platform to
Applications now open for Digital Pioneer Fellowship to grow innovation
17 August 2020
The 12-month Digital Pioneer Fellowship aims to support innovators employed by the health service to
Government seeks new national data guardian to oversee NHS
14 August 2020
The data guardian is expected to act as an independent champion for patients and the
