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14 January 2025
Our latest news roundup covers cleaning robots at South Tees Hospitals and a £10 million framework for data validation services.
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Government announces AI Action Plan including health data library
14 January 2025
Prime minister Keir Starmer has unveiled details of the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which includes a National Data Library.
Microsoft confirmed as Rewired 2025 co-headline sponsor
13 January 2025
Microsoft has been confirmed as the co-headline sponsor of Digital Health Rewired 2025, the UK’s biggest and best digital health conference.
CBT-based app helps children self-manage anxiety through ‘quests’
13 January 2025
A CBT-based mobile game designed to help children self-manage anxiety is now available across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Suppliers doubled on Digital Capability for Health framework
13 January 2025
The Crown Commercial Service has included twice the number of suppliers in the latest version of its Digital Capability for Health framework.
£2m tech platform launched to simplify access to medical cannabis
10 January 2025
Releaf has launched a £2 million proprietary tech platform to transform how patients access medical cannabis treatment.
PocDoc app rolled out in West Yorkshire to screen for CVD
10 January 2025
PocDoc has partnered with the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership to roll out cardiovascular disease (CVD) health screenings.
Health committee urges government to ‘further progress’ NHS digitalisation
7 January 2022
The Health and Social Care Committee has urged the government “to make further progress on
Industry news in brief
7 January 2022
The latest Digital Health News industry round-up includes a new app for arthritis patients, a
Hospify platform to shut down following suspension of Data Protection Act
6 January 2022
The Hospify platform will close on 31 January after its “exponential growth curve collapsed” as
NHS App celebrates turning three with 22million users
6 January 2022
The NHS App was launched in December 2018 and now boasts 22million registered users –
NHS Digital’s Prof Jonathan Benger awarded CBE for ‘services to the NHS’
5 January 2022
NHS Digital’s Professor Jonathan Benger has been awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE)
