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Coffee Time Briefing
23 April 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's briefing features a medical device for adults with diabetes and an investment to meet a growing demand for pacemaker
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19 March 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's briefing features Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust extending its EPR contract with Meditech, and news on Amazon Health AI.
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5 March 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's briefing features a smart shoe insole that could help prevent falls among the elderly and details of a major
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
23 February 2026

UK medical device testing hits record high driven by brain research

Clinical investigations of medical devices reached their highest level on record in 2025, according to figures from the MHRA.
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Alastair Denniston, chair of the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare
18 February 2026

Alastair Denniston: ‘Regulation of AI must be able to flex’

Prof Alastair Denniston, chair of the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, explains why fast adoption of
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Dr Stephen Harden, president of the Royal College of Radiologists
6 February 2026

Clinicians must lead on AI in healthcare, say medical bodies

UK medical bodies have issued a joint statement calling for expert clinicians to be at the forefront of the AI
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Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic and Daniela Amodei, president of Anthropic (Credit: Anthropic)
19 January 2026

Anthropic and Google follow OpenAI to launch healthcare AI

Anthropic and Google are the latest major players to announce AI tools designed for healthcare, following the launch of ChatGPT
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Natalie Chishick, founder of Chishick Communications
14 January 2026

AVT: Why communication matters as much as regulation

A communications plan is a critical safety tool for ambient voice technology, writes Natalie Chishick, founder of Chishick Communications
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23 December 2025

Digital Health Christmas Coffee Briefing 🎄

Our Christmas Coffee Briefing features festive-themed news, including how lessons from the Covid pandemic can help ease NHS winter pressures.
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
12 December 2025

UK and Singapore launch regulatory ‘innovation corridor’

The UK and Singapore have launched a regulatory 'innovation corridor' to fast-track major medical advances and promising health technologies.
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