News 6/25/25
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Ambient documentation vendor Abridge raises $300 million in a Series E round, boosting its valuation to $5.3 billion.
The company raised a $250 million Series D round just five months ago at a…
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MHRA AI Airlock regulatory sandbox receives £1m investment
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has received £1 million in funding for its AI Airlock regulatory sandbox programme.
A regulatory sandbox is a tool which allows businesses to explore and experiment with…
DHSC to roll out national maternity dashboard to address failings
The Department of Health and Social Care will roll out a national maternity dashboard, as part of measures to address failings in care.
Speaking at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists World Conference on…
East Cheshire and Mid Cheshire trusts launch joint EPR
East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation trust have gone live with a joint electronic patient record (EPR).
The EPR from MEDITECH launched on 14 June 2025, as part of the Digital…
Patients Know Best launches nationwide GP data integration
Patients Know Best (PKB) has launched GP data integration across England within its single patient record platform.
The service, accessible via NHS login, allows adult patients to store a copy of data their GP has…
Researchers call for stronger regulation of period tracking apps
Period tracking apps may compromise users’ privacy and reproductive autonomy, researchers have warned.
A paper from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, published in the journal Contraception flags ethical concerns in the algorithms used…
Sherwood Forest selects Nervecentre as preferred EPR supplier
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has selected Nervecentre as its preferred supplier to implement an electronic patient record (EPR).
The announcement is the next step of the plan to introduce EPRs at Sherwood Forest…
Monday Morning Update 6/23/25
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Major US health insurers pledge to improve prior authorization practices. They aim for 80% real-time decisions by 2027, fewer procedures that require approval, and 90-day care continuity for patients who switch plans.
Insurer…
Medway launches digital platform to help scale virtual hospital
Medway NHS Foundation Trust has implemented a new digital platform as part of its strategy to scale its virtual hospital initiative.
The trust partnered with health tech firm Feebris to launch the platform over a…
BMA warns GPs on the ‘substantial’ risks of AI scribing tools
The British Medical Association (BMA) has advised that GPs should pause the use of AI scribing tools unless they have carried out data protection and safety checks.
Government guidance, published in April 2025, encourages NHS…