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Dr Penny Kechagioglou, consultant oncologist at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
27 May 2026

Penny Kechagioglou: ‘We’ve become too attached to AI’

Ahead of Digital Health Summer Schools, Dr Penny Kechagioglou discusses clinical leadership and health inequalities.
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Professor David Adlam, interventional cardiologist from the University of Leicester’s Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
6 March 2026

AI tool predicts repeat heart attack risk for cancer patients

Researchers have developed an AI tool that predicts the risk of further heart attacks in people with cancer.
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Wes Streeting
4 February 2026

Patients to sign up for trials via NHS App under new Cancer Plan

Patients will be able to take part in clinical trials through the NHS App, as part of the government’s National
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Professor Peter Johnson, NHS national cancer director
30 January 2026

NHS genetics programme to track people at risk of inherited cancer

People at higher risk of developing inherited cancers will be regularly checked and tracked under an NHS national genetics programme.
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Professor Peter Johnson, NHS national cancer director
26 January 2026

Government bid to end ‘postcode lottery’ for cancer-detecting tech

The government is investing in technology and AI to spot cancers earlier in a bid to end the postcode lottery
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Ruth McCarthy, operations manager of the Somerset Cancer Register (SCR)
2 October 2025

Somerset Cancer Register to move to cloud-based platform

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s software platform, the Somerset Cancer Register is migrating to a cloud-based platform.
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Steve Blunden, Peninsula Pathology digital pathology lead (first on right), alongside Peninsula Pathology Network and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust teams
3 September 2025

Devon and Cornwall hospitals go live with digital pathology solution

Two NHS trusts in Devon and Cornwall have gone live with a digital pathology solution to enable faster cancer diagnosis.
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Woman wearing head scarf looking at phone
15 July 2025

Northumbria Healthcare launches app to support cancer patients

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has launched an app to provide easy access to support and guidance for cancer patients.
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Doctor holds the hand of a female cancer patient
16 June 2025

Perci Health raises £3m to scale AI-powered virtual cancer clinic

Perci Health has raised £3m in its latest funding round supporting it to scale its AI-powered, multidisciplinary cancer care care
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Doctor holds the hand of a female cancer patient
5 May 2025

DHSC announces launch of FDP tool to improve cancer diagnosis

A cancer diagnostic tool will be rolled out across the NHS to help cut treatment delays and boost survival rates,
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