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8 May 2026

Movers and Shakers news roundup

Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features a new chief executive for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
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Thomas Porteus, chair of Out Together and the lead of Patient.info
21 January 2026

Yorkshire LGBTQ+ charity helps promote digital health inclusion

Patient.info has partnered with Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs for older LGBTQ+ people across West Yorkshire.
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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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Ian Murray, minister for digital government and data
27 November 2025

MPs call for NHS to rely on UK tech firms instead of US giants

MPs called for the government to prioritise UK companies for big NHS tech contracts, rather than US giants like Microsoft
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Liz Kendall, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology
22 October 2025

Blueprint for AI regulation could cut NHS waiting times

The government has announced a new blueprint for AI regulation which could help cut NHS waiting times and time demands
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Cyber crime
2 October 2024

Cyber Security Bill will prevent future attacks on NHS, says DSIT

A Bill intended to improve UK cyber defences will prevent attacks similar to the ransomware attack impacting London hospitals, said
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funding coins
6 August 2024

Healthcare leaders raise concerns about £1.3bn cut to AI funding

Health leaders have voiced their concerns about the UK government cutting £1.3 billion of funding for AI and technology projects.
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30 April 2024

Digital Switchover paused after personal alarms failed

Virgin Media O2 paused its rollout of the digital switchover after the deaths of two customers whose health alarms failed
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Labour
30 January 2024

Labour unveils new life sciences sector plan in a bid to increase growth

Labour Tuesday unveiled a new life sciences sector plan that it said will create thousands of jobs and inject growth
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Coffee Time Briefing
6 December 2023

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

This briefing features TheHill securing support from the Barclays Ecosystem Partnership Programme, and Exact Sciences announcing new breast cancer data.
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