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.
Find your NHS Number online service used 4.6million times in first year
22 April 2022
The online Find your NHS Number service which enables people to search for their NHS
Industry news in brief
22 April 2022
This Digital Health News industry round-up covers major investments, a support finder for mental health
HEE renews clinical decision support tool than can integrate with EPRs
21 April 2022
Health Education England (HEE) is extending its use of BMJ Best Practice, a decision support
Oxford University Hospitals to use robotic platform for spinal surgery
21 April 2022
Oxford University Hospitals has become the first NHS Trust in the UK to acquire ExcelsiusGPS,
East Lancashire Hospitals to deploy Alcidion’s patient flow technology
20 April 2022
The patient flow technology across East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust will be upgraded following an
