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30 April 2026
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AI cuts patient call wait times by up to 90% at UHSussex
30 April 2026
Patient call wait times at University Hospitals Sussex have been cut by up to 90% since the implementation of AI technology from Netcall.
NHS to expand AI use through federated data platform
29 April 2026
The NHS is planning to ramp up the use of AI tools through the FDP, including products to support theatre scheduling, triage and discharge.
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29 April 2026
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Patients across England can now check appointments via NHS App
29 April 2026
Patients across England can now check referrals and appointments through the NHS App after it was connected to every acute NHS trust.
New AI-scribing firm added to NHS England’s supplier registry
28 April 2026
AI-scribing tool G2 Speech has been recognised as a self-certified supplier on the NHS England ambient voice technology (AVT) registry.
The Forgotten Patients: Is the digital NHS leaving people behind?
28 April 2026
This special report from Unplugged explores whether the NHS’s shift to digital is improving access to healthcare or creating new barriers.
ZOE Covid-19 Symptom Study app awarded £2m government grant
19 August 2020
A £2million grant is to be given to the ZOE Covid-19 Symptom Study app by
London North West Healthcare reaps rewards of digital comms platform
19 August 2020
The London North West Healthcare Trust has deployed a digital communications platform which has helped
Dido Harding appointed interim chief of new health institute
18 August 2020
Baroness Dido Harding, who heads NHS Test and Trace, said the new institute puts the
Welsh health board launches Covid-19 AI assistant
18 August 2020
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has launched a Welsh and English speaking virtual agent
Frimley Health awards £108m EPR contract to Epic
17 August 2020
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Epic with a multi-million-pound contract to provide an
