The NHS 10 year plan places big bets on digital
Digital is at the heart of the new NHS plan, with big bets on the NHS App and Single Patient Record, but it is let down by significant omissions, no details on implementation and…
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NHS will be ‘digital by default’ under 10 year health plan
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will launch the government’s 10 year health plan today by setting out an ambition for the NHS to be ‘digital by default’.
Under the plan, the majority of outpatient care will…
The NHS 10 year health plan: What do we know so far?
The government’s long-awaited NHS 10 year health plan is expected to be published this week and anticipation is growing.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer first pledged the plan’s creation in response to Lord Darzi’s review…
DHSC announces creation of £600m Health Data Research Service
The government and the Wellcome Trust will invest up to £600 million to create a Health Data Research Service, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
It will bring access to data for medical research…
Abolition of NHSE sends shock waves across digital health sector
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…
Keir Starmer announces plan to abolish NHS England
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to bring NHS England back into the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) with the aim of ending the duplication resulting from two organisations doing…
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Government announces AI Action Plan including health data library
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled details of the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which includes a national data library planned to unlock the value of public data and support AI development.
In a…
Digital health leaders react to 10 year health plan consultation
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…
Government launches online platform to shape 10 Year Health Plan
The government has launched an online engagement platform for members of the public, NHS staff and experts to share their ideas to shape the government’s 10 Year Health Plan.
Change.NHS.uk will be live until the…
PM pledges move to a ‘digital NHS’, following Lord Darzi report
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to move “from an analogue to a digital NHS”, following the publication of Lord Ara Darzi’s review into the state of the NHS in England.
The independent investigation,…