Health innovation minister Zubir Ahmed resigns
13 May 2026
Dr Zubir Ahmed has resigned as health innovation and safety minister in protest over Prime Minister Keir Starmerâs leadership.
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Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS at least ÂŁ13.5m in 2026
13 May 2026
NHS trusts in England could spend more than ÂŁ13.5m in 2026 on correcting data problems that emerge EPR go-lives, MBI Health analysis suggests.
NHS CEO Salma Yasmeen to speak at Summer Schools 2026
12 May 2026
Salma Yasmeen, chief executive at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, has been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026.
Pitchfest winner: Why the UK is falling behind on womenâs health
12 May 2026
Pitchfest 2026 winner Valentina Milanova on why the UK is falling behind in womenâs health and how at-home HPV testing can help.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
12 May 2026
Today’s briefing features a menâs health event at Ipswich Town Football Club and a merger to create a unified care management platform.
GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
12 May 2026
NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single patient record.
Palantir to be granted âunlimited accessâ to NHS patient data
11 May 2026
The NHS is granting staff from companies including Palantir âunlimited accessâ to identifiable patient data while working on its FDP.
Covid-19 medicine and vaccine info leaked following cyberattack
15 January 2021
The European Medicines Agency has said documents related to Covid-19 medicines and vaccines belonging to
Industry news in brief
15 January 2021
Our first industry round-up for 2021 includes news that Jackie Shears, programme director at NHS
Government pledges ÂŁ7.5m to support e-rostering in NHS trusts
15 January 2021
The funding spreads across 40 NHS trusts including hospitals, clinics and pharmacies with the aim
CliniSys launches system for genomic laboratories in the UK
14 January 2021
CliniSys has launched a new information system to help support the effective management of genomic
Poor data flows ‘throttled’ timely response to Covid-19
14 January 2021
Parliamentâs Science and Technology Committee labelled the speed at which public health data was first
