Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
11 March 2025
Today’s roundup covers the launch of Pharmacy2U’s integrated platform, Norfolk and Norwich’s new CDC, and healthtech insights from Cavendish.
News
First MRIs conducted remotely in Imperial pilot to reduce wait times
11 March 2025
The first remote MRI scans have been conducted by Imperial College Healthcare to reduce waiting times and increase patient choice.
AI model uses ECGs to detect females at high risk of heart disease
10 March 2025
An AI model at Imperial College Healthcare can flag females who are at higher risk of heart disease based on an electrocardiogram (ECG).
Two East Midlands hospital trusts go live with Nervecentre EPR
10 March 2025
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts have gone live with Nervecentre’s EPR.
Data chiefs raise concerns about NHS federated data platform
10 March 2025
An open letter from AphA’s Chief Data and Analytics Officers Network has questioned whether the NHS FDP can support local health systems.
Doncaster and Bassetlaw to go live with shared care record
7 March 2025
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals will implement the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record (YHCR) on 10 March.
AI smart mirror project launched for young cancer survivors
7 March 2025
A £5m research project is aiming to improve the long-term cardiovascular health of young cancer survivors through an AI powered smart mirror.
FDP ‘here to stay’ says Patel as Palantir contract faces review
23 June 2026
Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS FDP, has said the platform
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
22 June 2026
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online
Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
22 June 2026
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA)
Essex Partnership digital tool improves leg wound and ulcer care
19 June 2026
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a digital tool to improve care for
West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
19 June 2026
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered
