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MHRA secures £3.6m to expand AI regulatory sandbox

13 April 2026

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has secured funding to expand its AI Airlock regulatory sandbox.

Digital transformation and data-driven intelligence will be central to procurement. File picture

IBM awarded £160m to transform NHS App into ‘health companion’

13 April 2026

NHS England has awarded a contract worth more than £160m to IBM for the supplier to support the development of the NHS App.

Dr Thomas Kelly, chief executive and co-founder of Heidi Health

AI-scribing to be rolled out across UK’s second largest dental group

13 April 2026

Dental group PortmanDentex has announced a two‑year partnership with Heidi to roll out AI-scribing software and other clinical AI tools.

NHS Scotland websites linking to adult and illegal sports content

10 April 2026

NHS Glasgow’s cyber security team is working with a GP practice after its website was linked to adult content and illegal sports streams.

Dr Dan Bunstone, clinical director at Warrington Innovation Network Primary Care Network (WIN PCN)

AI-powered app for long-terms conditions rolled out in Warrington

10 April 2026

An AI system to help patients manage long-term health conditions is being rolled out in GP surgeries across Warrington.

Movers and Shakers news roundup

10 April 2026

This roundup includes a host of NHS England departures as well as a new national chief digital, data and technology officer.

Palantir staff being issued NHS email accounts sparks concerns

9 April 2026

Concerns are being raised by NHS staff that engineers working for US software firm Palantir have been issued NHS email accounts.

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

(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

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

Jon Hoeksma, chief executive at Future Health Intelligence; Will Monaghan, group chief digital information officer at University Hospital Leicester NHS Trust; Kavitha Saravanakumar, interim chief information officer, NHS North West London; and Marc Farr, chief analytical officer at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust on the stage at Rewired 2026

FDP ‘being held back by a lack of clarity from the centre’

26 March 2026

The FDP is delivering benefits but is being held back by a lack of clarity

A photo showing a birds-eye view of a cup of coffee, with the words "Digital Health coffee time" in white text overlaid in the foreground

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

26 March 2026

Today’s briefing includes Microsoft’s rollout of an AI health assistant in the US and a

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