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Left to right: Dr Joe Zhang, head of data science at the London AI Centre and Secure Data Environment, and Dr Jessica Morley, postdoctoral researcher at Yale University Digital Ethics Center

Experts caution against ‘snake oil’ claims in AI research

31 March 2026

Many big tech firms are over-promising and under-delivering on AI, warned health data experts at Digital Health Rewired.

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.

FDP digital scheduling tool improves theatre utilisation, finds study

18 March 2026

A digital scheduling tool on the federated data platform led to measurable improvements in theatre

Jon Hoeksma, director of Future Health Intelligence (FHI)

DHSC and NHSE internal plan pledges £7.4bn digital investment

18 March 2026

DHSC and NHSE has pledged to invest £7.4bn in technology, digital and data between now

NHS supplier hit by cyber attack by pro-Iran activist hackers

17 March 2026

The supply of defibrillator products and other medical equipment to the NHS has been affected

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 ☕

17 March 2026

Today’s briefing features a UK charity that uses AI to identify medicines that could be

Professor Sir Rory Collins, principal investigator and chief executive at UK Biobank

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

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