Your morning summary of digital health news, information and events you need to know if you want to be “in the know.”
👇 News
🤖 Health NuffieldLondon’s Woking Hospital will soon become the ninth site to offer aquablation therapy, a robotic-assisted treatment to treat patients with an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia. It has invested more than £2 million in the therapy at its UK hospitals.
🚚 NHS supply chain is supporting the NHS to treat cancer patients faster with the supply of 28 linear accelerator radiotherapy systems in 2025/2026 to NHS cancer centers across the country. The organisation, which is responsible for sourcing, delivering and supplying healthcare products, services and food to NHS trusts and healthcare providers in England and Wales, is implementing the new technology supported by centralized funding from NHS England.
🧑💻 UK Digital Personal Health Records Platform Patients know more has announced that it is on track to reach six million registered patient subscribers. It was one of the first platforms to be integrated into the NHS app and around one in four patients log into PKB through the app at least once a month.
⌨ The University of Oxford has led the launch of the Equinox (Equitable Innovation Oxford) for establishing Oxford as a global center for innovation and entrepreneurship. The organization is made up of more than 40 regional partners, including Oxfordshire County Council, Ellison Institute of Technology, Oxford University Innovation, modernOxford Scientific Enterprises and Siemens Healthineers.
🧑🎤 Clinical Workflow Solutions Provider Voice technologies has announced a strategic partnership with I cuta global company developing artificial intelligence infrastructure for healthcare. Voice Technologies will take the lead in integrating Corti’s AI models into its two healthcare applications: WinVoice, which streamlines document creation and workflow management, and FormStream, which converts paper forms into web-based processes.
❓ Did you know that?
Investigation of a digital health diagnostics company PocDoc found that more than three quarters (77%) of women in the UK do not consider cardiovascular disease (CVD) a major concern, demonstrating a dangerous misconception about the leading cause of death in the country.
According to the research, carried out among more than 2,000 women in the United Kingdom, 70% of women are unaware that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of female death worldwide, and 25% of women still consider it a predominantly male condition.
The data also reveals that women view breast cancer, mental health problems and ovarian cancer as greater health risks than cardiovascular disease.
Steve Roest, co-founder and CEO of PocDoc, said: “By providing accessible, fast and accurate tools like Healthy Heart Check, we can empower women to take control of their heart health, identify risk factors early and access vital care pathways when needed.
“Ultimately, our mission is to prevent avoidable health conditions and save lives, one test at a time.”
The research was carried out by Censuswide in October 2025 among a sample of 2,000 nationally representative British women aged 16 and over.
🎧 what we are hearing
in a Bristows Law Firm PodcastSophie Rees, Anna Honey and Gabriela Necula outline the main early stage funding options available to UK-based FemTech companies and highlight the key legal considerations at each stage.
Technology that focuses on women’s health and wellbeing is experiencing rapid growth in the UK. Of the 540 FemTech startups active in Europe in 2023, 31.8% were based in the UK, with the UK ranking second globally behind the US in terms of investment in the FemTech sector.
The three lawyers discuss opportunities, such as crowdfunding, accelerators and grant funders, and the challenges facing Femtech as the global market is expected to surpass $100 billion by 2030.
🚨 Upcoming events
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