NHS technology procurement cycles must be more flexible because of rapid changes such as the increasing use of AI, said the national chief clinical information officer for England.
Speaking in a Digital Health webinar on ‘AI…
Zubir Ahmed, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of Health and Social Care, speaking at The Health Foundation’s AI in the NHS event (Credit: Jordan Sollof)
The Medicines and and Healthcare products Regulatory…
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Three national clinical leaders driving the digital ambitions of the NHS 10 year health plan will take the stage at Digital Health Rewired 2026.
Dr Minal Bakhai, Dr Alec Price-Forbes, and Helen Balsdon will all…
Dr Alec Price-Forbes, national chief clinical information officer for England (Credit: Jordan Sollof)
NHS England is launching a national ambient voice technologies (AVT) self-certified registry for suppliers to show evidence of compliance, England’s national…
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The British Medical Association (BMA) has advised that GPs should pause the use of AI scribing tools unless they have carried out data protection and safety checks.
Government guidance, published in April 2025, encourages NHS…
Left to right: Ynez Simonds, Lee Rickles, Monica Fletcher, Tom Micklewright, Alec Price-Forbes (Credit: Claire Read)
Technology is central to realising the NHS’s ambition to provide more care closer to home, delegates at Digital…
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Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO for England at day two of Rewired 2025 (Credit: Claire Read)
NHS England’s chief clinical information officer (CCIO) has stressed a national commitment to increased interoperability and integration, even as…
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Gemma Peters, chief executive of UK cancer care charity Macmillan Cancer Support, is the latest to join the lineup of speakers announced for Digital Health Rewired 2025.
The charity provides specialist cancer information, healthcare professionals…
Dr Alec Price-Forbes, national chief clinical information officer (CCIO) and Helen Balsdon, national chief nursing information officer (CNIO) have been announced as keynote speakers for Digital Health Rewired 2025.
The two recently appointed NHS England…
Dr Alec Price-Forbes has been appointed as the national chief clinical information officer (CCIO) and Helen Balsdon as the national chief nursing information officer (CNIO).
The appointments have yet to be officially announced, but Digital…
