An ‘innovator passport’ will be introduced over the next two years to allow technology that has been robustly assessed by one NHS organisation to be easily rolled out to others, the Department of Health…
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(L to R) MediShout co-founders Ash Kalraiya, chief executive, and Ali Nehme Bahsoun, chief product officer (Credit: MediShout)
Digital Health Pitchfest finalist MediShout has raised $9 million (£6.6m) in Series A funding to accelerate…
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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…
Patients will get better access to mental health support through the NHS App under the 10 year health plan, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced.
In a press release, published on…
Scotland’s version of the NHS App will only be available to dermatology patients in one area initially, the government has confirmed.
John Swinney, first minister, announced in January 2025 that the country’s ‘Digital Front Door’…
An AI tool which “gives patients direct access to trusted health information” will feature on the NHS App as part of upgrades under the NHS 10 year health plan.
The Department of Social Care (DHSC)…
Three diabetes apps have been made available across Wales to complement a government face-to-face programme that has helped more than 10,000 people.
NHS Wales has invested in a Wales-wide license for the apps that…
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…
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…
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…
