Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir ‘unlimited access’ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
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GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG
11 May 2026
Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
King’s College rolls out AI to enhance cardiac care
11 May 2026
AI software that helps cardiologists make quicker and more accurate decisions has been rolled out at King’s College Hospital.
App helps more than 260 cardiac arrest witnesses in Essex
8 May 2026
An Essex support service, which includes an app, has helped more than 260 bystanders who saw over 200 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Midlands hospital uses endoscopy tech to examine small bowel
8 May 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has begun using capsule endoscopy technology to examine the small bowel.
Movers and Shakers news roundup
8 May 2026
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features a new chief executive for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
GP online bookings causing isolation for older people, finds study
7 May 2026
Research suggests older people are being excluded from GP services due to the shift towards digital-first booking systems.
G7 called on to support ‘systematic’ approach to global data sharing
16 June 2021
Better use of data to support clinical trials and underpin global disease surveillance were key
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University switch to electronic referral
16 June 2021
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University NHS Trust has gone live with a care co-ordination and
NHS Digital launches its Terminology Server to help boost data sharing
15 June 2021
A solution which has been designed to allow healthcare IT systems to speak the same
Digital Health Unplugged: Unlocking the patient consent puzzle
15 June 2021
The latest Digital Health Unplugged is now live – this time debating the topic of
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board pens deal with Civica
15 June 2021
The five-year contract will see the use of Civica’s Cito software used to deliver a
