Mike Fell, executive director of national cyber security operations at NHS England (Credit: Mike Fell)
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have issued an open letter to NHS…
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What Constitutes a Delayed Discharge?
A delayed discharge occurs when a patient is clinically ready to leave hospital but cannot do so due to various barriers. These obstacles might include waiting for social care packages,…
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Barry Frostick, chief digital and information officer at Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System
The divide between health and social care information leads to significant capacity delays, writes Barry Frostick, chief digital and…
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The government has acknowledged that its flagship digital reforms face significant delivery risks, citing a history of NHS IT programmes underestimating cost, complexity and timescales.
An impact statement on the NHS 10 year health plan,…
Dr Melanie Ivarsson, chief executive of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS) (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)
Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed chief executive of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS),…
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The government is introducing cyber measures aimed at improving the security and resilience of online public services, including health and social care.
Driven by a new cyber unit, the ‘Government Cyber Action Plan‘, published on…
Digital Health has extended the deadline to submit nominations for the Impact List 2026 until the end of February.
The Digital Health Impact List 2026 is an initiative to celebrate the individuals making a difference in…
The year 2025 saw the publication of a new NHS 10 year health plan for England, an announcement that NHS England will be merged into the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and…
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Karla Richards, Digital Health Guide for DigitalHealth.London Launchpad, introduces the cohort, looks back at the programme and celebrates its impact on early-stage innovation for health and care markets.Navigating NHS and social care markets can…
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Dr Zubir Ahmed, health innovation and safety minister (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)
New qualifications have been launched to plug skills gaps in the UK’s MedTech sector, with an estimated 145,000 jobs…
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