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Rob Thompson, chief digital, data and technology officer at NHS England
8 June 2026

NHSE to roll out Microsoft AI assistant to 505,000 NHS staff

NHS England is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and support staff across healthcare services.
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Dr Sara Trompeter, consultant haematologist for NHS Blood and Transplant and University College London NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), who is the clinical lead for the study
8 June 2026

NHSBT study to use AI and genomic data for blood matching

An NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) study will evaluate an algorithm designed to improve blood matching for people with sickle
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Professor Kathrin Cresswell, professor of digital innovation in health and care at the University of Edinburgh
3 June 2026

Cresswell: ‘Some users are disappointed with ambient scribes’

Professor Kathrin Cresswell warns that the “heightened expectations” placed on digital technologies can be “very damaging”.
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Dr Henrietta Hughes
3 June 2026

NHS AI scribe rollout should include national oversight, report finds

The rollout of AI scribes across the NHS should be accompanied by national oversight, according to a new public dialogue
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John Murphy, head of customer excellence at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS)
29 May 2026

NHS SBS and Salesforce launch AI finance support platform

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has partnered with Salesforce to launch an AI platform to support NHS finance and
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Coffee Time Briefing
28 May 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's briefing features a methodology for testing medical mattresses and research into how brains are interpreted and measured.
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James Rawlinson, director of health informatics at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
22 May 2026

Rotherham NHS FT cuts IT help desk calls by 28% with AI

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has reduced IT help desk call volumes by 28% after introducing an AI-powered autonomous agent.
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ChatGPT
21 May 2026

One in seven use AI chatbots instead of seeing a doctor, poll finds

One in seven UK adults prefer to use AI chatbots for healthcare advice rather than seeing their doctor, according to
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Paddy Howlin, procurement solutions director at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS)
19 May 2026

NHS SBS launches £900m healthcare AI solutions framework

NHS Shared Business Services has launched a £900m framework agreement to support the procurement of AI across the NHS.
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Emile Axelrad, founder and chief executive of Medicus (left) and Stanislas Niox-Chateau, co-founder and chief executive of Doctolib (right)
7 May 2026

French firm Doctolib acquires GP IT supplier Medicus

French HealthTech firm Doctolib has acquired Medicus, aiming to bring improved technology, AI and services to GP practices across the
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