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Dr Stephen Harden, president of the Royal College of Radiologists
29 June 2026

AI underused where it could deliver productivity gains, says RCR

The NHS is failing to capitalise on productivity benefits by underusing AI for admin tasks, new workforce census data from
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Salma Yasmeen, chief executive of Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
24 June 2026

Yasmeen: ‘We’ve made sense of the 10 year plan’s vision’

The absence of a delivery chapter in the NHS 10 year plan drew criticism when it was launched last summer,
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23 June 2026

Manchester Met wins funding to boost AI health innovation

Manchester Metropolitan University will promote AI for business and the development of wearable health technologies through new funding.
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
16 June 2026

MHRA launches AI sandbox to improve medicines safety

The MHRA is launching a new AI regulatory sandbox to improve medicines safety and accelerate the development of new treatments.
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11 June 2026

Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 full programme published

Digital Health has published the full Summer Schools 2026 programme, featuring some of the NHS's most influential digital leaders. 
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James Murray
11 June 2026

Govt pledges £20m to roll out AI X-ray tools across NHS by 2029

The government has announced £20 million of funding to expand AI chest X-ray tools to every NHS trust in England
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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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