BBH health tech round-up: May 2026

By Alexa Hornbeck | Published: 2-Jun-2026

Building Better Healthcare has rounded up key digital health initiatives, AI deployments and technology-enabled care improvements across the NHS and wider healthcare sector during May 2026

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May saw continued investment in regulated AI, connected governance, workforce optimisation and digital care pathways, with several NHS organisations reporting measurable improvements in efficiency, patient safety and service delivery. 

AI and clinical documentation

MDR-certified AI medical scribe: Tandem Health’s AI Medical Scribe has become the first AI scribe in Europe to achieve MDR Class IIa certification. The milestone follows certification of the company’s Coding Assistant earlier this year and strengthens its regulated clinical AI platform.

Ambient AI roadmap: System C has unveiled a 12-month AI roadmap spanning emergency care, maternity services and social care. Planned developments include ambient AI capabilities within CareFlow EPR and BadgerNet.
 

Digital governance and patient safety

Digital consent platform: Radar Healthcare has launched Digital Consent, combining EIDO patient information with governance and risk management workflows. The platform aims to strengthen informed consent processes while improving organisational learning from consent-related incidents.

Workforce and operational transformation

Medical workforce optimisation: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has completed a trust-wide workforce planning programme with SARD, delivering 285 consultant job plans and improved visibility of workforce capacity across 18 services.

Digital assessment for mental health: Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with Psyomics to deploy its beseen Adult platform across Community Mental Health Teams as part of a wider service transformation programme. Developed with researchers at University of Cambridge, the digital assessment tool collects patient-reported information before appointments, automates administrative tasks and integrates with existing clinical systems, helping clinicians gain a more comprehensive understanding of patients' needs while reducing administrative burden and supporting productivity.

Care at home technology: North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership has selected Totalmobile’s Field First platform to support care planning, scheduling and mobile working across its Care at Home service.

National records and connected care

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