NHS AI and robot pilot to help detect lung cancer sooner
27 January 2026
NHS England has launched an AI and robot pilot to help spot lung cancer sooner, with fewer invasive tests for suspected cancer patients.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing
27 January 2026
Today’s briefing features North Lincolnshire Council rolling out System C platforms, including its Liquidlogic education case management.
Why the NHS needs a single patient record to prepare for the AI era
27 January 2026
In this episode of Digital Health Unplugged, Charlotte Refsum of TBI explains the importance of a single patient record in the age of AI.
Concerns mount over NHS software supplier’s links with ICE
27 January 2026
Concerns are mounting over links between NHS federated data platform (FDP) supplier Palantir and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Sonia Patel to step down as NHS England CTO
26 January 2026
Sonia Patel, chief technology officer for NHS England, is leaving to take up the role of interim government CTO for a fixed 12-month term.
Government bid to end ‘postcode lottery’ for cancer-detecting tech
26 January 2026
The government is investing in technology and AI to spot cancers earlier in a bid to end the postcode lottery of care for cancer patients.
Royal Bolton trials AI to improve accuracy of Down’s syndrome test
26 January 2026
Researchers used AI to improve the accuracy of a test that identifies if a baby has a high chance of being born with Down’s syndrome.
Virtual wards for heart surgery patients to be rolled across London
25 May 2022
A virtual ward is to be rolled out across London as part of a remote
Motilent secures additional funding for bowel care technology
24 May 2022
Motilent has secured funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research to support
Medway NHS Foundation Trust adopts cervical cancer diagnostic tool
24 May 2022
Medway NHS Foundation Trust is improving its cervical cancer screening service with the introduction of
Online sexual health service rated outstanding by CQC
23 May 2022
Online sexual health service, SH: 24, has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission,
Northern Care Alliance to set up 500 bed virtual ward in Manchester
23 May 2022
The NHS Northern Care Alliance is to set up one of the UK’s biggest virtual
