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16 January 2026

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

Our first roundup of 2026 features the go-live of an Epic electronic health record at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS
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Dr Anne Kinderlerer, digital health clinical lead at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
15 January 2026

70% of doctors say EPR integration is main barrier to AI adoption

Around seven in 10 doctors say the NHS lacks the digital infrastructure to deploy AI, a survey from the Royal
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Natalie Chishick, founder of Chishick Communications
14 January 2026

AVT: Why communication matters as much as regulation

A communications plan is a critical safety tool for ambient voice technology, writes Natalie Chishick, founder of Chishick Communications
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Wes Streeting
13 January 2026

Digital NHS faces ‘optimism bias’ risk after past IT failures

The government has acknowledged that its flagship digital reforms face significant delivery risks, citing the history of NHS IT programmes.
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13 January 2026

What NHS trusts get wrong in EPR rollouts

Beverley Bryant, chief digital officer at three Dorset NHS trusts, discusses the challenges faced at different stages of EPR implementation.
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Jacinta McAtamney, senior project manager, BSO NIPACS+, Dr. Anton Collins, consultant radiologist and SRO, NIPACS+ Programme, Joanne Allison, programme manager, BSO NIPACS+, Mike Nesbitt, minister of health, Melissa Cochrane, head of programme delivery, BSO, Stephen Beattie, interim director of strategic planning and customer engagement, BSO
12 January 2026

Northern Ireland deploys AI tool through Sectra to spot fractures

AI that helps clinicians identify bone fractures has been deployed across Northern Ireland through Sectra Amplifier Services.
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Professor Nora Colton, founding director of the UCL Global Business School for Health
7 January 2026

The hidden inequalities in NHS digital transformation

The rollout of AI within the NHS is likely to create gendered divisions, warns Prof Nora Colton of the UCL
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Liz Kendall, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology
5 January 2026

NHS hospitals using FDP AI tool to predict A&E demand

An AI tool on the NHS federated data platform is being used by hospitals in England to help predict when
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Ric Thompson, senior vice-president of health and care at OneAdvanced
19 December 2025

OneAdvanced acquires online GP triage firm Patchs Health

Software supplier OneAdvanced has acquired Patchs Health Limited following a partnership between the two companies.
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
18 December 2025

MHRA seeks evidence to shape regulation of AI in healthcare

The MHRA has launched a call for evidence for people to share their views on how AI in healthcare should
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