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Sir Julian Hartley, former chief executive of the Care Quality Commission
27 October 2025

CQC warns ‘digital by default’ could deepen NHS inequalities

The CQC has warned that the NHS’s shift to digital risks excluding vulnerable patients and widening existing health inequalities.
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Sir James Mackey, chief executive at NHS England
27 October 2025

NHS trusts to be measured on electronic services adoption

NHS trusts will be measured on their adoption of electronic services and NHS App integration, according to new guidance from
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Left to right: Olivia Ferro and Chloe Ferro, co-founders of SheMed
24 October 2025

Female-founded UK HealthTech startup reaches unicorn status

Female-founded health tech company SheMed has reached unicorn status after a $50 million (£37.3m) raise taking its valuation to $1bn
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Julian Beach, interim executive director healthcare quality and access at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
24 October 2025

MHRA study to use AI to predict side effects from drug interactions

A study by the MHRA will use AI and NHS data to predict side effects from drug combinations before they
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Main entrance of The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
24 October 2025

Royal Orthopaedic Hospital selects InterSystems as EPR supplier

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has selected InterSystems as its electronic patient record (EPR) supplier.
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23 October 2025

Digital Health Networks chairs to keynote at Rewired 2026

The chairs of the Digital Health Networks, Hayley Grafton, Amy Freeman and Penny Kechagioglou, will keynote at Digital Health Rewired
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Coffee Time Briefing
23 October 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's Coffee Time includes Medical Research Council funding to advance eczema treatment and the opening of Oxford North.
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Phillip Wood, principal category manager – digital workforce and IT transformation, at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS)
23 October 2025

NHS SBS launches £150m framework to accelerate access to AVT

NHS Shared Business Services has launched a £150m framework agreement for digital dictation and speech recognition AI tools.
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Wes Streeting
22 October 2025

DHSC awards £8m IT contract to support NHS England abolition

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded an £8m contract to support its IT infrastructure as NHSE merges
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Richard Stubbs, chair, Health Innovation Network, and Dame Barbara Hakin, chair, Health Tech Alliance
22 October 2025

Can the UK become a global powerhouse for HealthTech?

Decisive reforms have created an economic opening for health technologies, write Richard Stubbs and Dame Barbara Hakin
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