Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 January 2025
Today’s news roundup covers Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s EPMA rollout and BT urging a faster move to adopting digital connectivity.
News
Vin Diwakar to keynote on Digital Transformation Stage at Rewired
23 January 2025
Dr Vin Diwakar, national director of transformation at NHS England, will open day two of Digital Health Rewired 2025 with a keynote address.
UHNM Heart and Lung Centre to help develop national AI training
23 January 2025
The Heart and Lung Centre at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) will help develop a national AI training programme.
Brain implant will be trialled by NHS to help treat neural conditions
22 January 2025
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust will trial a whole-brain computer interface to modulate brain-wide activity.
MHRA issues guidance on medical device surveillance regulation
22 January 2025
MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
High street opticians could spot dementia risk using AI tool
22 January 2025
Researchers are working with high street opticians to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from an eye test.
‘Humphrey’ AI tool launched to streamline NHS and public services
21 January 2025
The government has announced a new package of AI tools, nicknamed ‘Humphrey’ to streamline the NHS and other public services.
AI underused where it could deliver productivity gains, says RCR
29 June 2026
The NHS is failing to capitalise on productivity benefits by underusing AI for admin tasks,
Frimley Health achieves HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6
26 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only seven NHS organisations in the
NHS hospitals declare critical incidents as heat causes IT failures
26 June 2026
NHS hospitals have declared critical incidents and reported failures affecting cooling systems, diagnostic equipment and
Omega 365 platform selected for Frimley hospital programme
25 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has selected Omega 365’s system to support its major hospital
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
25 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a rise in the use of translation services driven by high petrol
