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Today’s round includes innovations in robotic colon surgery and research into how comfortable patients are confiding in AI.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today's round includes innovations in robotic colon surgery and research into how comfortable patients are confiding in AI.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Personal patient and staff information has been posted on the dark web after hackers exploited a software vulnerability at Barts Health NHS Trust.

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Patient and staff data stolen in Barts Health cyber attack
Barts Health NHS Trust is warning patients and staff after hackers exploited a software vulnerability to steal personal information.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Workforce pressures are the biggest blocker to achieving the digital transformation in the NHS 10 year health plan, according to research by Digital Health.

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Workplace pressures holding back NHS digital plans, finds survey
Workforce pressures are the biggest blocker to digital transformation, according to research carried out by Digital Health.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Opinion 🗣️

The government’s ‘shift to digital’ is not achievable without teams that can deliver it, writes Natalie Chishick, founder of Chishick Communications.

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Why we’re trying to scale digital on quicksand and how to fix it
The government’s 'shift to digital' is not achievable without teams that can deliver it, writes Natalie Chishick of Chishick Communications.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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A national dashboard is being rolled out across NHS maternity services to help spot serious safety issues and prevent neonatal tragedies.

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NHS maternity dashboard launched to prevent tragedies
A national dashboard is being rolled out across NHS maternity services to help spot serious safety issues and prevent neonatal tragedies.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Exclusive: The Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB) will relaunch in 2026 with a revised funding model, after NHS England ceased its core funding this month.

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PRSB to relaunch in 2026 with revised funding model
Exclusive: The Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB) will relaunch in 2026 with a revised funding model, after NHSE ceased core funding.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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An AI-guided digital cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tool to help manage mild to moderate mental health problems is being piloted in GP surgeries.

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AI-guided mental health tool piloted at GP surgeries
An AI-guided digital cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tool to help manage mental health problems is being piloted in GP surgeries.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Four in five (80%) of care providers have replaced paper-based processes with digital social care records, the government has announced.

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Four in five care providers using digital social care records
Four in five (80%) of care providers have replaced paper-based processes with digital social care records, the government has announced.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Our latest Movers and Shakers features a new chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS) and the appointment of the first ever integrated care board (ICB) chief executive from a minority ethnic background.

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Movers and Shakers news roundup
Our latest Movers and Shakers features Dr Bishoy Dimitri joining Dedalus as CCIO and clinical lead for the UK and Ireland.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Velindre University NHS Trust has selected Better as its preferred supplier to deliver an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) to replace paper-based processes with digital systems.

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Velindre University NHS Trust to roll out Better ePMA
Velindre University NHS Trust has selected Better to deliver an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA).
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December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.

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AI tool helps spot deadly clots in stroke patients faster, study shows
An AI imaging tool can help doctors spot deadly clots in stroke patients more than an hour earlier, a study has found.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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The UK should leverage its new Health Data Research Service (HDRS) for the “benefit of the Treasury coffers”, said Zubir Ahmed, health innovation minister.

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UK should make money from NHS patient data, says health minister
The UK should leverage its new Health Data Research Service for the “benefit of the Treasury coffers”, health minister Zubir Ahmed said.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Digital Health Rewired 2026 attendees will have a chance to see a live demonstration of humanoid robots that could revolutionise NHS patient care.

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Humanoid robots to feature at Digital Health Rewired 2026
Rewired 2026 attendees will have a chance to see a live demonstration of humanoid robots that could revolutionise NHS patient care.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Opinion 🗣️

Increasing pressures on maternity services require more innovative ways to deliver essential digital training to midwives, writes Jennifer Lyons, digital clinical lead – maternity at University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

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We need innovative methods to deliver digital training for midwives
Increasing pressures on maternity services mean we need innovative ways to deliver essential training, writes digital midwife Jennifer Lyons.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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NHS hospital trusts across the north west of England will share patients’ radiology images through an upgraded cloud portal from early 2026.

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Greater Manchester upgrades PACS cloud portal for image sharing
NHS hospital trusts across the north west of England will share patients' radiology images through an upgraded cloud portal from early 2026.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million (£432m) across 89 venture capital deals, according to a report powered by PitchBook data.

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Ireland hits record €491m health tech VC investment
Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million across 89 VC deals.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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☕ Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today’s update features a platform supporting children with diabetes and the launch of a Postpartum Mum Tracker tool.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today's update features a platform supporting children with diabetes and the launch of a Postpartum Mum Tracker tool.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The Scottish government has published a refreshed Life Sciences Strategy, setting out steps to build the infrastructure and skills required while harnessing new technologies such as AI.

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Scottish refreshed Life Sciences Strategy plans to harness AI
The Scottish government has published a refreshed Life Sciences Strategy, which includes harnessing new technologies such as AI.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Innovate UK has launched its Women in Innovation Awards for 2025-26, offering up to 60 awardees a grant of up to £75,000.

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Innovate UK launches Women in Innovation Awards 2025-26
Innovate UK has launched its Women in Innovation Awards for 2025-26, offering up to 60 awardees support grants of up to £75,000.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have secured £2 million from Wellcome to continue work on the regulation of digital mental health technologies (DMHTs).

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MHRA and NICE secure £2m for digital mental health tech project
The MHRA and NICE have secured £2m to continue its joint work around the regulation and evaluation of digital mental health technologies.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Electronic patient record (EPR) training is often not sufficient to equip staff with the knowledge needed to use systems effectively, according to a report.

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Insufficient EPR training contributes to risk of patient harm
EPR training is often not sufficient to equip staff with the knowledge needed to use systems effectively, according to a report.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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The government’s Neighbourhood Health Service must be based on local levels of digital maturity rather than follow a central blueprint, according to NHS digital leaders.

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Local digital maturity will shape the Neighbourhood Health Service
The Neighbourhood Health Service must be based on local realities rather than follow a central blueprint, according to NHS digital leaders.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has advised that AI chatbots should not replace advice from healthcare professionals after research found one in four UK patients are turning to AI and social media for health guidance.

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One in four UK patients using AI and social media for health info
One in four UK patients (24%) are turning to AI and social media for help in understanding their health, according to survey results.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Public Health Wales as a collaborating centre for digital health equity.

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Public Health Wales and WHO partner to drive digital health equity
WHO/Europe has designated Public Health Wales as a collaborating centre for digital health equity to improve access to technologies.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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NHS England directors Rachel Hope and Liz Clow are the latest speakers confirmed for Digital Health Rewired 2026, where they will discuss the development of national digital products shaping the shift to prevention.

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NHSE directors to discuss 'shift to prevention' at Rewired 2026
NHS England directors Rachel Hope and Liz Clow will speak about 'the shift to prevention' at Digital Health Rewired 2026.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM