NICE speakers confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026
14 April 2026
Two speakers from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have been confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026.
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Kent and Medway mental health appointments launch online
14 April 2026
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has a launched a portal to give patients 24/7 online access to their mental health appointments.
MHRA secures £3.6m to expand AI regulatory sandbox
13 April 2026
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has secured funding to expand its AI Airlock regulatory sandbox.
IBM awarded £160m to transform NHS App into ‘health companion’
13 April 2026
NHS England has awarded a contract worth more than £160m to IBM for the supplier to support the development of the NHS App.
AI-scribing to be rolled out across UK’s second largest dental group
13 April 2026
Dental group PortmanDentex has announced a two‑year partnership with Heidi to roll out AI-scribing software and other clinical AI tools.
NHS Scotland websites linking to adult and illegal sports content
10 April 2026
NHS Glasgow’s cyber security team is working with a GP practice after its website was linked to adult content and illegal sports streams.
AI-powered app for long-terms conditions rolled out in Warrington
10 April 2026
An AI system to help patients manage long-term health conditions is being rolled out in GP surgeries across Warrington.
Government announces £500,000 to bolster healthcare cyber security
15 September 2020
It comes as the National Cyber Security Centre identified a heightened cyber threat to the
Digital immunity passports part of government’s plans to ramp up testing
14 September 2020
Under the plans digital immunity passports will be used to allow people who have tested
AI will ‘under deliver’ at first but ‘blow our minds’ in the future
14 September 2020
Speaking at London Tech Week Ali Parsa said the NHS is doing “fantastic” work in
Scotland launches UKs second Covid-19 contact-tracing app
14 September 2020
The Protect Scotland app is designed as an “extra tool” to support the manual contact-tracing
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app to be launched in England and Wales
11 September 2020
The contact-tracing app offers QR code check-in capability, allows users to book a free test
