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.
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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.
NICE recommends online programme for eating disorders
26 January 2026
NICE has recommended an online therapy programme to help people with eating disorders while they wait for specialist NHS treatment.
NHS suppliers required to prove cyber security compliance
26 January 2026
NHSE has issued an open letter to NHS suppliers outlining the need for direct engagement to build on the Cyber Security Supply Chain Charter.
NHS drone delivery network to expand across south west London
23 January 2026
Drones are planned to deliver urgent NHS pathology samples across south west London to help clinicians access test results faster.
Eolas Medical raises almost £9m to scale knowledge platform
23 January 2026
Digital health firm Eolas Medical has raised $12 million (£8.9m) to scale its knowledge platform for clinical decision-making.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire launch remote monitoring
26 April 2022
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is to launch a remote monitoring programme to
Pitchfest winner TestCard raises over £7million in fundraising round
26 April 2022
Former Pitchfest winner, TestCard, has raised £7.68million which it plans to put towards further commercialising
Birmingham Community Healthcare to deploy a patient portal
25 April 2022
Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust has selected Wellola to deliver a new patient
Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services expand WinPath Enterprise
25 April 2022
Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services will extend CliniSys’ WinPath Enterprise laboratory system to Surrey and
Former NHSX AI director to join US data analytics company Palantir
22 April 2022
The former director of artificial intelligence (AI) at NHSX, Indra Joshi, is set to join
