With the Labour Party Conference taking place just a week after the publication of Lord Darzi’s review, it’s no surprise that there was a heavy focus on the report’s recommendations, writes Natalie Chishick on…
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Digital technology is key to delivering the new government’s ambition of moving care closer to home, says a report from The King’s Fund.
In its manifesto, Labour calls for a move towards a ‘neighbourhood health…
“Racism has no place in any part of our society, including in our digital health systems,” said Diane Abbott, Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, in a statement read at the Equity…
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plans to introduce legislation for cyber security, digital and data were outlined in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024.
The measures were among 40 bills announced by King Charles III…
The junior ministers responsible for digital, data and MedTech within the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have been announced.
Appointments were made by Wes Streeting, Labour MP for Ilford North, who became health…
The UK continues to have lowest number of MRI units, CT and PET scanners per million population amongst comparator countries, government statistics have revealed.
‘Life sciences competitive indicators 2024’, published on 11 July 2024, show…
Health secretary Wes Streeting has pledged that the new government will make Britain “a powerhouse for the life sciences and medical technology”.
His comments were made at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change’s ‘Future…
“Change begins now,” said Sir Keir Starmer this morning, as it was declared that Labour had won the 2024 general election. We asked health tech leaders for their reaction to Labour’s landslide victory and…
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Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has criticised the “glacial” pace of adoption of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) and suggested that Labour would deliver “a more effective culture of innovation”.Speaking at an event…
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Can the next secretary of state for health and social care find a way to ‘move the dial’ on digital? Jon Hoeksma recommends ‘education, education, education’ – and a tough new approach to NHS…
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