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Wes Streeting says technology frees up hospital appointments
18 September 2025

Safeguards are needed for online consultation changes, says BMA

The government and NHSE have not listened to GPs' concerns around changes to online consultations from 1 October, said the
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Coffee Time Briefing
18 September 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's Coffee Time includes funding news for Salient Bio and ArcaScience, plus a virtual patient developed by Coventry University.
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Pocketalk Enterprise App, which is now validated on Zebra Technologies' devices
18 September 2025

Pocketalk and Zebra partner to advance healthcare communication

Translation tech firm Pocketalk has launched an app on Zebra Technologies’ mobile computers, tablets and kiosks found in healthcare settings.
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Dr Helen Ashdown, NHS GP and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) academic clinical lecturer at the University of Oxford
18 September 2025

Could an AI breath test speed up COPD diagnosis?

A study will assess whether an AI breath test can help speed up the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Wembley Community Diagnostic Centre MRI scan
17 September 2025

Imperial NHS MRI scanning pilot cuts DNA rates and waiting lists

An out-of-hours MRI scanning pilot at Imperial College Healthcare has helped to reduce Did Not Attend (DNA) rates and cut
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(Left to right) Jemima Kola- Abodunde, HealthTech advisor and Lia Ali, consultant psychiatrist and clinical adviser, transformation directorate, NHS England
17 September 2025

The power of mentorship for digital health leaders

In tough times, the Digital Health Networks mentoring programme provides a fresh and inspiring space, write Lia Ali and Jemima
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Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, chief executive of Patients Know Best
17 September 2025

Patients Know Best secures funding to expand single patient record

Patients Know Best has announced a strategic investment from DNV to expand its single patient record functionality.
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Demis Hassabis, co-founder and chief executive of Google DeepMind
17 September 2025

Google invests £5bn to help power the UK’s AI economy

Google has opened a data centre in Hertfordshire to meet growing demand for AI services, as part of a two-year
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Jack Tabner, general manager for mental health at Accurx
16 September 2025

The challenges of ambient scribe technology in mental health

AI in mental health settings needs to be implemented thoughtfully if we are to avoid eroding patient trust, writes Jack
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Rajeev Peravali, consultant general and colorectal surgeon at the trust who led the surgery HIT list
16 September 2025

Trust carries out robotic-assisted HIT list to reduce waiting times

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has carried out a robotic-assisted high intensity theatre (HIT) list to reduce patient waiting
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