National NHS chief digital, data and tech officer appointed
30 March 2026
Rob Thompson has been appointed chief digital, data and technology officer across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.
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Cheshire trusts optimising shared EPR following go-live
30 March 2026
East Cheshire NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are continuing to optimise their shared EPR months after launch.
Manchester trust to expand use of Microsoft’s AI tools
30 March 2026
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is expanding the use of AI tools across its workforce in collaboration with Microsoft.
Only 30% of trusts with EPRs have integrated data flows, finds DMA
27 March 2026
The 2025 Digital Maturity Assessment shows 93% of NHS providers use EPRs but only 30% have fully integrated bi-directional data flows.
Avoid unnecessary piloting of ‘excellent’ tech, says national CNIO
27 March 2026
The NHS must “accelerate” and scale proven innovations to meet rising demand, Helen Balsdon told Digital Health Rewired.
NHS urged to optimise existing tech before chasing new solutions
27 March 2026
The chairs of the Digital Health Networks have urged NHS organisations to focus on optimising existing digital tools over chasing new tech.
Major genomics data study hits recruitment milestone
27 March 2026
The Generation Study has recruited half its intended study group, delegates at Digital Health Rewired heard
Andy Kinnear to join Ethical Healthcare Consulting
29 October 2020
The former director of digital transformation at NHS South, Central and West, Andy Kinnear, is
Latest cohort of DigitalHealth.London’s fellowship programme announced
28 October 2020
The Digital Pioneer Fellowship, now in its third year, aims to support digital innovators employed
New £3m fund for innovative technology to improve asthma care
28 October 2020
The fund will support the development and adoption of scalable and effective asthma health technologies,
Hospitals to implement digital menus under food review led by Prue Leith
28 October 2020
The review suggests electronic food ordering systems can be linked to electronic patient records for
McKinsey pockets £600k for seven-week review into NHS tech leadership
27 October 2020
A heavily redacted contract does not disclose details of the services required of McKinsey or
