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Professor Mike Lewis, scientific director for innovation at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
18 May 2026

NIHR backs digital social care research projects with £5.4m funding

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £5.4m to nine digital social care research projects.
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Dr Nick Sangala, a consultant nephrologist at the Wessex Kidney Centre who created MyRenalCare
27 April 2026

Portsmouth Hospitals awarded £100k for renal care app study

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost £100k to explore how an app could improve kidney care for
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Coffee Time Briefing
21 April 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's briefing features news about guidelines for AI in social care and funding for a virtual AI biotech lab.
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Professor Tze Min Wah, professor of interventional radiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) with the HistoSonics non-invasive platform
2 April 2026

Leeds Teaching Hospitals secures £1.5m to boost research

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded £1.5m to advance research and streamline the delivery of clinical trials.
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A photo showing a birds-eye view of a cup of coffee, with the words "Digital Health coffee time" in white text overlaid in the foreground
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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Dr Zubir Ahmed, former health innovation and safety minister
4 March 2026

NIHR awards £47.8m for NHS equipment to boost clinical trials

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £47.8m for equipment that will help streamline clinical trial
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Claire Sheppard, who was diagnosed with heart failure following pregnancy in 2014 and is part of the PREG-HEART research team, pictured with her newborn son Flynn
11 February 2026

Digital platform launched for heart health in pregnancy research

A national study involving the creation of a digital research platform has launched to improve understanding of heart disease in
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A female doctor holds an AI stethoscope to a female patient's chest
4 February 2026

AI stethoscope study published in The Lancet

A study has been published in The Lancet after it found that an AI stethoscope detects serious heart conditions faster
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Ric Thompson, senior vice-president of health and care at OneAdvanced
19 December 2025

OneAdvanced acquires online GP triage firm Patchs Health

Software supplier OneAdvanced has acquired Patchs Health Limited following a partnership between the two companies.
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Dr Zubir Ahmed, former health innovation and safety minister
21 November 2025

Government updates NHS IP guidance to speed up innovation

The government has updated Intellectual Property (IP) guidance for the NHS in England to speed up innovation and access to
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