Openness around quality and outcomes on a scale like never before is needed to understand and solve problems, prevent harm and complexity, focus resources effectively, tackle the big issues, and restore public confidence in…
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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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As of September 2024, more than half of acute trusts, 75 in total, have signed up to the NHS federated data platform (FDP), surpassing the initial target of 71 trusts by the end of…
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Adoption of the federated data platform (FDP) is “progressing at pace”, according to an announcement from NHS England.
It follows criticism from health secretary Wes Streeting, in June 2024, about the “glacial” pace of adoption…
The Care Quality Commission says IT connectivity issues at Solent NHS Trust have compromised patient care.
‘Significant problems’ with IT systems, most notably the provider portal, contributed to failings at Care Quality Commission (CQC),…
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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…
The UK had a trade deficit in MedTech products of £5.4 billion in 2023, government figures have revealed.
‘Life sciences competitive indicators 2024’, published by the Department of Health and Social Care on 11 July…
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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