Professor Peter Johnson, NHS national cancer director (Image provided by NHS England)
The government has announced that it is investing in technology and AI to spot cancers earlier in a bid to help end…
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Mike Fell, executive director of national cyber security operations at NHS England (Credit: Mike Fell)
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have issued an open letter to NHS…
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As the NHS becomes more tech-savvy, “the real risk is not moving too fast, but moving too slowly,” the health secretary has warned.
In a keynote speech delivered on 13 January 2026 at the Institute…
The government has acknowledged that its flagship digital reforms face significant delivery risks, citing a history of NHS IT programmes underestimating cost, complexity and timescales.
An impact statement on the NHS 10 year health plan,…
Dr Melanie Ivarsson, chief executive of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS) (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)
Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed chief executive of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS),…
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An end-of-year update released by NHS England says that the NHS App has more than 39 million registered users.
The app is a key part of the 10 year health plan and intended to become…
The year 2025 saw the publication of a new NHS 10 year health plan for England, an announcement that NHS England will be merged into the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and…
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Dr Zubir Ahmed, health innovation and safety minister (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)
New qualifications have been launched to plug skills gaps in the UK’s MedTech sector, with an estimated 145,000 jobs…
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The government’s ‘shift to digital’ is not achievable without teams that can deliver it, writes Natalie Chishick, founder of Chishick Communications
The Department of Health and Social Care is expected to publish its long-awaited 10…
Oliver Lake, chief executive of the Professional Record Standards Body (Credit: PRSB)
Exclusive: The Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB) will relaunch in 2026 with a revised funding model, after NHS England ceased its core…
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