Ireland hits record âŹ491m health tech VC investment
3 December 2025
Irish life sciences and health tech companies set a decade-high record in 2024 raising âŹ491.3 million across 89 VC deals.
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Scottish refreshed Life Sciences Strategy plans to harness AI
2 December 2025
The Scottish government has published a refreshed Life Sciences Strategy, which includes harnessing new technologies such as AI.
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2 December 2025
Today’s update features a platform supporting children with diabetes and the launch of a Postpartum Mum Tracker tool.
Innovate UK launches Women in Innovation Awards 2025-26
2 December 2025
Innovate UK has launched its Women in Innovation Awards for 2025-26, offering up to 60 awardees support grants of up to ÂŁ75,000.
MHRA and NICE secure ÂŁ2m for digital mental health tech project
1 December 2025
The MHRA and NICE have secured ÂŁ2m to continue its joint work around the regulation and evaluation of digital mental health technologies.
Insufficient EPR training contributes to risk of patient harm
1 December 2025
EPR training is often not sufficient to equip staff with the knowledge needed to use systems effectively, according to a report.Â
Local digital maturity will shape the Neighbourhood Health Service
28 November 2025
The Neighbourhood Health Service must be based on local realities rather than follow a central blueprint, according to NHS digital leaders.
Study to look into how AI could reduce breast cancer diagnosis time
3 March 2021
Google Health and Northwestern Medicine are to explore whether artificial intelligence could prioritise reviews of
Tavistock and Portman NHS FT deploys virtualised desktop service
2 March 2021
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a virtualised desktop service (VDI) to help
Derbyshire ICS signs 10-year shared records deal with Orion Health
2 March 2021
The deal with Orion Health aims give staff working across Joined Up Care Derbyshire access
Google and the University of Oxford launch global Covid-19 tracker platform
2 March 2021
Google.org, along with the University of Oxford, have launched a global data repository to help
Moorfields Eye Hospital launches department of digital medicine
1 March 2021
Moorfields Eye Hospital has announced that it is launching a department of digital medicine which
