Concerns are mounting over links between NHS federated data platform (FDP) supplier Palantir and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as tensions rise in the US.
US firm Palantir signed a £330m contract in…
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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Martin Dennys, deputy director programme delivery at NHS England, Shaukat Ali Khan, executive CDIO at NHS West Yorkshire ICB, Amy Freeman, CDIO at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Nick O’Reilly, director of…
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John Mitchell, chair of the Digital Health Networks ICS Digital Council (Credit: Digital Health)
Cutting digital capability at a time when it’s needed most risks long-term consequences for the NHS, writes John Mitchell on…
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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…
Thousands of NHS job cuts will go ahead in England after a deal was reached with the Treasury to allow the health service to overspend this year to cover the cost of redundancies.
The government…
Digital transformation and data-driven intelligence have been positioned as central to how integrated care boards (ICBs) plan, buy, and monitor services, in new commissioning guidelines.
The Strategic Commissioning Framework, published on 6 November 2025, says…
Care minister Stephen Kinnock held a call with integrated care board (ICB) leaders to identify areas that are struggling to roll out online access to primary care and discuss how the government can support…
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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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Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive at NHS England, has stressed the importance of technology and digital solutions for transformation and productivity to health system leaders.
In a letter to integrated care boards (ICBs) and NHS…
