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.
News
AWS outage causes disruption to patient care across NHS sites
21 October 2025
Exclusive: An AWS outage is believed to have caused disruption to patient care at around 10 NHS sites using Oracle systems.
Overarching AI regulation expected by mid 2026, says MHRA chief
21 October 2025
The MHRA is aiming to set out a framework for the regulation of AI by the middle of 2026, confirmed Lawrence Tallon, chief executive.
North East and Yorkshire trial app to help patients quit smoking
20 October 2025
Patients in the North East and Yorkshire are being offered a digital app to help them quit smoking as part of a pilot scheme.
Intuitive opens UKâs largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre
20 October 2025
Intuitive has opened its new UK and Ireland headquarters which includes the UKâs largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery training centre.
NHSE awards ÂŁ45m contract to advance preventative healthcare
20 October 2025
NHSE has awarded a ÂŁ45m contract to strengthen digital capabilities for preventative healthcare in line with the 10 year health plan.
Aide Health launches AI scribing tool for patients
17 October 2025
UK startup Aide Health has launched an AI scribing tool to summarise consultations for patients, to provide a record of medical advice.
Dido Harding appointed interim chief of new health institute
18 August 2020
Baroness Dido Harding, who heads NHS Test and Trace, said the new institute puts the
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
