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…
A national dashboard is being rolled out across NHS maternity services to help spot serious safety issues and prevent neonatal tragedies.
The Maternity Outcomes Signal System (MOSS) sends out a warning signal if it detects…
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is planning to allow researchers to access patient data from the Covid-19 pandemic, despite concerns raised by doctors’ representatives.
A formal direction, ‘GP Data for Consented Research’…
Democrats Demand Action on Telehealth Services
Two influential House Democrats are mounting significant pressure on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate telehealth services, leveling serious accusations that the administration deliberately…
Scotland’s version of the NHS App will not be made available across the country until April 2026, the Scottish government has announced.
The online service, renamed from ‘Digital Front Door’ to ‘MyCare.Scot’, will be delivered…
NHS England is building a £6 million AI research screening platform to enable trusts to join trials of AI in screening to help speed up diagnosis.
The cloud system, dubbed AIR-SP, will offer NHS staff…
HHS Announces Increased Enforcement
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an aggressive campaign against healthcare information blocking, marking a significant policy shift under the Trump administration. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr….
HHS Announces Increased Enforcement
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an aggressive campaign against healthcare information blocking, marking a significant policy shift under the Trump administration. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr….
Catia Nicodemo, professor in health economics at Brunel University of London (Image provided by Catia Nicodemo)
The overhaul of the NHS App, announced in the government’s 10 year health plan, could worsen health inequalities,…
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The government has published its Life Sciences Sector Plan, setting out a 10 year mission to harness scientific innovation for economic growth and support a more prevention-focused NHS.
The plan, published on 16 July…
