Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
16 January 2025
11:30 AM
Our latest news roundup includes new Beckman Coulter analysers for Croydon Hospital and a digital inclusion initiative for pregnant women.
News
NHS SBS plans healthcare AI solutions framework
16 January 2025
11:00 AM
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is planning the formation of a new framework agreement for AI solutions in healthcare.
CQC says 500 inspection reports are stuck in IT platform
16 January 2025
8:30 AM
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed that it has around 500 reports which are “stuck” in its IT platform and cannot be retrieved.
Robeauté raises £23m to develop rice-sized neurosurgical robots
15 January 2025
1:30 PM
Robeauté has raised $28m (£23m) to develop its microrobots which enter the brain to diagnose, treat and monitor neurological conditions.
Royal Bolton Hospital opens digital autopsy suite
15 January 2025
11:00 AM
Royal Bolton Hospital is carrying out digital autopsies that reduce invasive post-mortems and release bodies back to families sooner.
Cera secures more than £123m to roll out AI-led home healthcare
15 January 2025
8:30 AM
UK health tech firm Cera has completed a transaction in excess of $150m (£123m) to further scale its AI-led home healthcare technology.
Digital Health Unplugged: The future of mental health technology
14 January 2025
1:30 PM
This episode of Digital Health Unplugged features Holly Coole from the MHRA discussing the regulation of digital mental health technologies.
Imperial College to go live with Netcall’s contact centre solution
6 January 2025
Imperial College Healthcare is to upgrade to Netcall’s cloud-based contact centre solution to improve patient
NHS App upgrades planned to help cut elective care waiting lists
6 January 2025
The government is upgrading the NHS App to enable patients to choose providers, book appointments
Government to develop NHS shared digital platform for medical info
6 January 2025
The government will develop a shared digital platform to allow up-to-date medical information to be
AI to help patients with long-term conditions in north east London
3 January 2025
Thousands of patients are benefitting from an NHS initiative that uses AI to better support
Pilot utilises tech to support digital access for kidney patients
3 January 2025
A pilot by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is utilising technology to support
