Record 39 million people registered for the NHS App
An end-of-year update released by NHS England says that the NHS App has more than 39 million registered users.
The app is a key part of the 10 year health plan and intended to become…
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Mental health apps win global Women’s Digital Health Challenge
Two apps aimed at supporting mental health during pregnancy and motherhood have won a global innovation award for women’s health.
The Ripple Women’s Digital Health Challenge programme is delivered by n0-code digital health platform Cogniss,…
Rotherham deploys Patient Initiated Follow-up through NHS App
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has deployed Patient Initiated Follow-up (PIFU) through the NHS App, in partnership with Netcall.
This development, which went live on 10 December 2025, aligns with the NHS App’s core purpose set…
Digital health coaching firm Holly Health partners with Patient.info
Grace Gimson, chief executive and co-founder of Holly Health (Credit: Holly Health)
Health tech startup Holly Health and health information platform Patient.info have announced a collaboration to promote digital coaching.
Through the partnership, which began…
Patients being told serious diagnoses via NHS App, says charity
A charity has called for systematic changes to stop patients from discovering their disease diagnoses through the NHS App without proper support.
The government’s 10 year health plan, published in July 2025, sets an ambition…
AI-guided mental health tool piloted at GP surgeries
Taha Ouertani, chief executive and founder of MindBay. (Credit: MindBay)
An AI-guided digital cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tool to help manage mild to moderate mental health problems is being piloted in GP surgeries.
Nearly a…
Humanoid robots to feature at Digital Health Rewired 2026
Digital Health Rewired 2026 attendees will have a chance to see a live demonstration of humanoid robots that could revolutionise NHS patient care.
Miroki robots are being deployed to support patients and clinical staff as…
Ireland hits record €491m health tech VC investment
Cepta Duffy. head of life sciences and health tech at Enterprise Ireland (Credit: Enterprise Ireland)
Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising €491.3 million (£432m) across 89…
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MHRA and NICE secure £2m for digital mental health tech project
Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (Credit: MHRA)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have secured…
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High risk groups under-represented in Men’s Health Strategy
Dr Kultar Singh Garcha, an NHS GP and chief medical officer at Flow Neuroscience, criticised the report
A high risk group for suicide and untreated mental illness are under-represented in the government’s Men’s Health…
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