De-identified UK Biobank health data accidentally published online
17 March 2026
UK Biobank has confirmed that volunteers’ de-identified health data has sometimes been unintentionally published online by researchers.
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Why NHS innovation stalls
17 March 2026
Mindy Simon of the NHS Innovation Accelerator, and Elina Naydenova of Feebris, discuss the barriers to scaling innovation in the NHS.
Study finds virtual treatment can benefit eating disorder patients
16 March 2026
Research from Oxford Health has found that virtual treatment can help prevent admissions and support recovery for eating disorder patients.
Feedback Medical and Patients Know Best announce partnership
16 March 2026
A partnership will bring together Feedback Medical’s elective care platform with Patients Know Best’s personal health record solution.
Child rapist could have profiled victims through NHS data access
16 March 2026
A former NHS analyst and convicted child rapist could have used unaudited database queries to profile his victims.
Somerset and Dorset sign £222m contract with Epic for unified EPR
13 March 2026
Four NHS trusts in Dorset and Somerset have signed a £222 million contract with Epic to implement a unified EPR system across the region.
Ireland publishes national AI strategy for healthcare
13 March 2026
Ireland’s Minister for Health has launched a national strategy dedicated to the safe and effective application of AI.
GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private
King’s College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine
Movers and Shakers news roundup
8 May 2026
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features a new chief executive for Oxford Health NHS
