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 āpostcode lotteryā 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 Downās 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 Downās 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 Ā£9m to scale knowledge platform
23 January 2026
Digital health firm Eolas Medical has raised $12 million (Ā£8.9m) to scale its knowledge platform for clinical decision-making.
Digital Health Rewired returns for 2022 – here’s what’s in store
23 September 2021
Digital Health Rewired will run on March 15 and 16 2022 and will once again
South Central Ambulance Service partners with Allocate Software
23 September 2021
South Central Ambulance Service will install Allocateās HealthRoster Platform to bring together the multiple rostering
Torbay and South Devon take part in Microsoft HoloLens pilot
22 September 2021
Torbay and South Devon has been selected as one of a small number of hospital
NHS App ‘storing facial recognition data with private tech company’
22 September 2021
Biometric verification company iProov was awarded a contract by NHS Digital in 2019 to manage
accuRx raises Ā£27.5m in funding to support expansion
22 September 2021
Healthcare communication platform accuRx has secured Ā£27.5million in funding which will go towards expanding the
