Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 January 2025
11:30 AM
Our latest news roundup covers cleaning robots at South Tees Hospitals and a £10 million framework for data validation services.
News
Government announces AI Action Plan including health data library
14 January 2025
8:30 AM
Prime minister Keir Starmer has unveiled details of the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which includes a National Data Library.
Microsoft confirmed as Rewired 2025 co-headline sponsor
13 January 2025
1:30 PM
Microsoft has been confirmed as the co-headline sponsor of Digital Health Rewired 2025, the UK’s biggest and best digital health conference.
CBT-based app helps children self-manage anxiety through ‘quests’
13 January 2025
11:00 AM
A CBT-based mobile game designed to help children self-manage anxiety is now available across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Suppliers doubled on Digital Capability for Health framework
13 January 2025
8:30 AM
The Crown Commercial Service has included twice the number of suppliers in the latest version of its Digital Capability for Health framework.
£2m tech platform launched to simplify access to medical cannabis
10 January 2025
1:30 PM
Releaf has launched a £2 million proprietary tech platform to transform how patients access medical cannabis treatment.
PocDoc app rolled out in West Yorkshire to screen for CVD
10 January 2025
11:00 AM
PocDoc has partnered with the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership to roll out cardiovascular disease (CVD) health screenings.
NHS SBS plans healthcare AI solutions framework
16 January 2025
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is planning the formation of a new framework agreement
CQC says 500 inspection reports are stuck in IT platform
16 January 2025
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed that it has around 500 reports which are “stuck”
Robeauté raises £23m to develop rice-sized neurosurgical robots
15 January 2025
Robeauté has raised $28m (£23m) to develop its microrobots which enter the brain to diagnose,
Royal Bolton Hospital opens digital autopsy suite
15 January 2025
Royal Bolton Hospital is carrying out digital autopsies that reduce invasive post-mortems and release bodies
Cera secures more than £123m to roll out AI-led home healthcare
15 January 2025
UK health tech firm Cera has completed a transaction in excess of $150m (£123m) to
