Digital health leaders react to NHSE’s ‘back to basics’ priorities
31 January 2025
Digital health leaders have given a mixed reaction to streamlined priorities announced by NHSE, which focus on reducing waiting times.
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Pritchard hints at change to national director of transformation role
31 January 2025
Amanda Pritchard has hinted at changes to the leadership of NHS England’s Transformation Directorate, as staffing cuts are announced.
Henrietta Hughes to keynote on Patient Engagement Stage at Rewired
30 January 2025
Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE, England’s patient safety commissioner, will be a Patient Engagement and Outcomes Stage keynote at Rewired 2025.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
30 January 2025
Today’s news roundup covers updates on East Cheshire’s virtual ward scheme and a report on the viability of Labour’s NHS wait list target.
NHSE awards NHS.UK contract worth £37.5m to BJSS
30 January 2025
NHS England has awarded a contract worth £37.5 million to technology consultancy firm BJSS Limited to help develop the NHS App.
Patients must help design digital services, says The King’s Fund
30 January 2025
The King’s Fund has called for patient engagement around digital health technologies to be more than just a “tick box exercise”.
No set date for the NHS to be paperless, says Amanda Pritchard
29 January 2025
Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, has admitted that there is no set date at which the NHS will become paperless.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ teams up with TestCard for new Covid test app
21 October 2021
A collaboration between Guy’s and St Thomas’, TestCard and SureScreen is helping improve the reporting
Midlands Partnership launches 5-year digital strategy to ‘enhance care’
21 October 2021
The Midlands Partnership strategy falls into three main categories, digitising care pathways; connecting people with
New information added to NHS Digital’s cyber security campaign
20 October 2021
The Keep IT Confidential cyber security awareness campaign from NHS Digital has been updated with
New £1.4m AI funding aims to reduce racial health inequalities
20 October 2021
The funding, from the NHSX AI Lab and Health Foundation, aims to ensure healthcare solutions
Calling all health tech startups – Pitchfest 2022 is open for applications
20 October 2021
Pitchfest 2022 offers start-ups a unique opportunity to showcase their product to a panel of
