NICE welcomes the equal treatment of health tech with medicines
3 July 2025
NICE has welcomed the inclusion of a rules-based pathway for medical technologies in the government’s upcoming NHS 10 year health plan.
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NHS will be ‘digital by default’ under 10 year health plan
3 July 2025
Keir Starmer will launch the government’s 10 year health plan today by setting out plans for the NHS to be ‘digital by default’.
Lifeyear raises £2.4m for remote patient management platform
2 July 2025
Lifeyear has raised €2.8 million (£2.4m) to launch its remote patient management platform in the UK to deliver at-home cardiovascular care.
Digital Health Unplugged: Rethinking EPR procurement and optimisation
2 July 2025
Jordan Sollof is joined by Mark Hutchinson of Altera to discuss EPR procurement, optimisation and delivering tangible benefits.
DHSC to launch ‘innovator passport’ to accelerate tech adoption
2 July 2025
An ‘innovator passport’ is being introduced to allow technology that has been assessed by one NHS organisation to be rolled out to others.
Pitchfest finalist MediShout secures £6.6m Series A funding
1 July 2025
Former Pitchfest finalist MediShout has raised $9 million (£6.6m) in Series A funding to accelerate expansion across Europe and the US.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
1 July 2025
This edition includes a closer look at concerns on the UK’s approach to regulating AI in healthcare and digital support for unpaid carers.
‘Major questions unanswered’ about effectiveness of NHS Covid-19 App
5 October 2020
The Health Foundation has raised concerns about the lack of published evidence from the NHS
The Walton Centre renews contract with Silverlink software
5 October 2020
The 17-year relationship was renewed to enable The Walton Centre to continue to build neurophysiology
Poor datasets risks ‘health data poverty’ in new technologies, experts warn
2 October 2020
Researchers have said technology has the potential to reinforce healthcare inequalities if it is not
Movers and Shakers news roundup
2 October 2020
This month’s Movers and Shakers features appointments at NHSX and the first winners of the
Seven NHS hospital trusts to receive share of £8.7m for e-prescribing
1 October 2020
A further £8.7million is to be dished out to seven NHS hospital trusts to introduce
