We asked the Digital Health Networks advisory panels and councils for their predictions for what’s in store for health innovation, technology and digital leadership in 2026.
Here are their predictions for the new year:
Chief Clinical…
Ben Jeeves, chief clinical information officer (CCIO) and clinical safety officer (CSO) at T-Pro, and chair of the Digital Health CSO Council (Credit: Ben Jeeves)
NHS clinicians have the opportunity to apply for two…
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The government’s announcement that NHS England will be abolished has sent shock waves across the digital health community.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said on 13 March 2025 that the management of the NHS would be…
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Digital Health Unplugged covers all things health technology and NHS IT. Hosted by Digital Health’s news reporter Jordan Sollof, the podcast delves into key issues and news stories in the sector. It also…
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Digital clinical safety is becoming increasingly embedded into organisations. Compliance with Data Coordination Board standards DCB0129 and DCB0160 is mandated under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. However, a number of challenges are…
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Clinical safety officers (CSOs) have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by healthcare organisations’ historical failure to comply with digital clinical safety standards.
The Digital Health Networks CSO Council has issued an…
Digital Health Networks’ 2024 mentoring programme has received positive feedback from mentors and mentees, ahead of the launch of the expanded 2025 programme.
The 2024 programme launched in October 2023 to support aspiring, emerging and…
Following the announcement of £2bn for NHS technology in the Autumn Budget, members of the Digital Health Networks Advisory Panels have shared their views on how the funding will impact digital transformation.
Chancellor Rachel Reeve’s…
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, said that the NHS must make “much more use of technology”, as he launched a consultation on the future of the health service.
Speaking at an event in east London…
The Department of Health and Social Care will launch a consultation on the clinical risk standards for the use of digital health technologies in 2024/2025, the minister for patient safety has confirmed.
In a letter…
