Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
1 May 2025
Our coffee time briefing covers a two-year contract extension for Hitachi and a pilot of Decently’s Melo app in Leeds.
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NHS Trust raises concerns over digital workforce shortage
1 May 2025
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals has raised concerns that its digital team is âpoorly resourced” with over 18 vacancies.
NICE recommends AI skin cancer detection system for NHS use
1 May 2025
Skin Analytics’ AI system that detects potential skin cancer has been conditionally recommended by NICE for use in the NHS.
NHS CDIO David Walliker to speak at Summer Schools 2025
30 April 2025
Experienced NHS chief digital officer Professor David Walliker is the latest speaker to be announced for Digital Health Summer Schools. Â
Imperial College Healthcare to pilot digital âself-serveâ booking system
30 April 2025
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is piloting a digital âself-serveâ booking system for outpatient appointments.
Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS
29 April 2025
Accurx and Tandem Health have launched a tool that transcribes, summarises and codes patient consultations into a trustâs clinical record.Â
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
14 July 2026
Today’s briefing includes a tool to detect breast cancer using magnetic resonance imaging and a
Health sector cautiously welcomes NHS AI rollout
14 July 2026
Figures from across the health sector have cautiously welcomed the news that NHS England is
More than 5,000 NHS Scotland data breaches since 2023
13 July 2026
More than 5,000 data breaches have been recorded across NHS Scotland health boards since January
More than half of patients report easy GP access through NHS App
13 July 2026
More than half of patients said it was easy to contact their GP practice using
North East and Yorkshire trusts adopt tech for faster scan results
10 July 2026
NHS England is expanding the rollout of Hexarad to help patients in the North East
