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Rob Thompson, chief digital, data and technology officer at NHS England

National NHS chief digital, data and tech officer appointed

30 March 2026

Rob Thompson has been appointed chief digital, data and technology officer across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.

Danny Roberts, chief information officer at East Cheshire NHS Trust, speaking at Rewired 2026

Cheshire trusts optimising shared EPR following go-live

30 March 2026

East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are continuing to optimise their shared EPR months after launch.

Mark Cubbon, chief executive at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester trust to expand use of Microsoft’s AI tools

30 March 2026

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is expanding the use of AI tools across its workforce in collaboration with Microsoft.

Dermot Ryan, director of transformation at NHS England

Only 30% of trusts with EPRs have integrated data flows, finds DMA

27 March 2026

The 2025 Digital Maturity Assessment shows 93% of NHS providers use EPRs but only 30% have fully integrated bi-directional data flows.

Helen Balsdon, national CNIO (Credit: Graham Meek)

Avoid unnecessary piloting of ‘excellent’ tech, says national CNIO

27 March 2026

The NHS must “accelerate” and scale proven innovations to meet rising demand, Helen Balsdon told Digital Health Rewired.

(L to R) Amy Freeman, CDIO at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and chair of the CIO Advisory Panel, John Mitchell, associate director of digital at NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB and chair of the ICS Digital Council, Hayley Grafton, CNIO at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and chair of the CNIO Advisory Panel, Ben Jeeves, CCIO and CSO at T-Pro and chair of the CSO Council, and Penny Kechagioglou, consultant clinical oncologist, CCIO and deputy chief medical officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and chair of the CCIO Advisory Panel

NHS urged to optimise existing tech before chasing new solutions

27 March 2026

The chairs of the Digital Health Networks have urged NHS organisations to focus on optimising existing digital tools over chasing new tech.

Jenna Cusworth-Bolger, senior service designer at Genomics England talking on the stage at Rewired 2026

Major genomics data study hits recruitment milestone

27 March 2026

The Generation Study has recruited half its intended study group, delegates at Digital Health Rewired heard

Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA

MHRA launches AI sandbox to improve medicines safety

16 June 2026

The MHRA is launching a new AI regulatory sandbox to improve medicines safety and accelerate

Dr Raghib Ali, chief executive of Our Future Health

New genetic ancestry data to tackle health inequalities

15 June 2026

Our Future Health has released genetic ancestry data from 755,000 participants, enabling researchers to tackle

(L to R) Dr Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO, NHS England, Kate Warriner, chief transformation and digital officer, Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, Helen Balsdon, national CNIO, NHS England, and Dr Shankar Sridharan, national clinical lead for AI at NHS England, speaking at NHS ConfedExpo 2026

NHS leaders call time on AI pilots and demand national scaling

15 June 2026

Senior NHS digital leaders have called for an end to repeated AI pilots, arguing that

Paul Sanders, president UK and Ireland at RLDatix

Ashford and St Peter’s opt for RLDatix electronic rostering

12 June 2026

Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed RLDatix to deliver its electronic

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

12 June 2026

This roundup includes EPR go-lives, following delays, at both North Cumbria Integrated Care and York

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