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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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An apprenticeship programme is being launched to equip NHS staff with the critical skills needed to use the federated data platform (FDP) effectively.
The NHS FDP connects vital data which is currently stored in separate…
Dr Marc Farr, chair of the Chief Data and Analytics Network and national chair of the Association of Professional Healthcare Analysts (AphA) (Credit: Marc Farr)
NHS England’s mandate that all providers adopt the Federated…
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Peter Kyle, science and technology secretary (Credit: Richard Townshend Photography)
The NHS federated data platform will host a new AI-assisted discharge summaries tool, the government has announced.
The technology, being developed at Chelsea and Westminster…
Ming Tang and the three new chairs of the Digital Health Networks Advisory Panels have welcomed the government’s 10 year health plan, however the chairs have recognised the challenge and questioned how exactly the…
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An AI early warning system is being developed on the NHS federated data platform to identify unsafe care “before it becomes a tragedy”.
A press release, published on 30 June 2025 by the Department of…
(L-R) Vin Diwakar, Sam Burrows, Rachel Power, Malte Gerhold (Credit: Tammy Lovell)
NHS England is working with NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) to create a national population health management tool which will run…
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Hertfordshire and West Essex integrated care board (ICB) has used population health management (PHM) to transform care for people with frailty – an approach which should inform the federated data platform’s (FDP’s) capabilities, writes…
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Suppliers have quizzed NHS England about the relationship between the proposed single patient record (SPR) and the federated data platform (FDP).
Plans for an SPR which would connect NHS and social care data were announced…
A cancer diagnostic tool will be rolled out across the NHS to help cut treatment delays and boost survival rates, the government has announced.
The Cancer 360 tool, which is built into the federated data…
