NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
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Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on women’s health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in women’s health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a men’s health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
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 equity firm TPG.
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 at King’s College Hospital.
NHS using AI technology for first time to build hospital in Bournemouth
19 January 2023
University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) has announced that the new building on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Google Research and DeepMind develop AI medical chatbot
18 January 2023
A new AI-powered medical-specific chatbot developed by Google and DeepMind has shown some potential for
2023 predictions: Digital health leaders on what lies ahead
18 January 2023
After another significant year in the digital health space, we asked some digital health leaders
Recruiting digital jobs for NHS ‘my biggest challenge’ says Simon Bolton
17 January 2023
NHS Digital’s Simon Bolton has told the Health and Social Care Committee that getting the
NICE recommends hybrid closed loop tech for diabetics
17 January 2023
NICE has published draft recommendations for type 1 diabetes patients to access hybrid closed loop
