10 Year Health Plan

Digital NHS faces ‘optimism bias’ risk after past IT failures

The government has acknowledged that its flagship digital reforms face significant delivery risks, citing the history of NHS IT programmes.
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Details of NHS digital productivity programme leaked online

A major NHS programme to support the frontline to maximise productivity through the use of digital technology is expected to
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2026 predictions: Health tech suppliers have their say

Digital Health News asked suppliers to share their predictions about what lies ahead for the sector in 2026.
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Joe’s View: Christmas in space and the app that fell to Earth

Christmas bloat aside, the NHS App is in danger of becoming bloated with modules of additional functionality, writes Professor Joe
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Record 39 million people registered for the NHS App

An end-of-year update released by NHS England says that the NHS App now has more than 39 million registered users.
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AHPs urged to ‘be brave’ on digital as maturity gaps revealed

AHPs must step into digital leadership if the NHS is to deliver on the digital ambitions of the 10 year
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NHS digital workforce plan is too late for ICB staff facing the axe

The NHS digital workforce plan may arrive too late to prevent the loss of critical skills across England’s ICBs, NHS
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Patients being told serious diagnoses via NHS App

A charity has called for systematic changes to stop patients from discovering disease diagnosis through the NHS App without proper
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Workplace pressures holding back NHS digital plans, finds survey

Workforce pressures are the biggest blocker to digital transformation, according to research carried out by Digital Health.
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Four in five care providers using digital social care records

Four in five (80%) of care providers have replaced paper-based processes with digital social care records, the government has announced.
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