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Wes Streeting
25 November 2025

Pandemic data to be accessed for non-Covid related research

The Department of Health and Social Care plans to allow researchers access to patient data from the Covid-19 pandemic despite
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Dr Zubir Ahmed, former health innovation and safety minister
21 November 2025

Government updates NHS IP guidance to speed up innovation

The government has updated Intellectual Property (IP) guidance for the NHS in England to speed up innovation and access to
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14 November 2025

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features planned Nervecentre electronic patient record (EPR) rollouts at two NHS trusts.
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Dr Tom Dolphin, British Medical Association (BMA) council chair
10 November 2025

GPs vote to refuse changes to online consultation access

Doctors' leaders have voted in favour of GP practices refusing to comply with online consultation tool requirements.
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Stephen Kinnock, care minister
5 November 2025

Care minister discusses GP online consultation issues with ICBs

Care minister Stephen Kinnock held a call with ICB leaders to identify areas that are struggling to roll out online
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Wes Streeting
22 October 2025

DHSC awards £8m IT contract to support NHS England abolition

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded an £8m contract to support its IT infrastructure as NHSE merges
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10 October 2025

Movers and Shakers news roundup

Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features the appointment of an interim director general for technology, digital and data at
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Wes Streeting
30 September 2025

DHSC launches call for evidence on 10 year workforce plan

DHSC has launched a call for evidence for the forthcoming NHS 10 year workforce plan, including evidence of new digital
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Wes Streeting says technology frees up hospital appointments
18 September 2025

Safeguards are needed for online consultation changes, says BMA

The government and NHSE have not listened to GPs' concerns around changes to online consultations from 1 October, said the
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Patrick Sullivan, founder and chied executive of Parliament Street Think Tank
10 September 2025

DHSC reduces annual spend on data infrastructure by £12.6m

The Department of Health and Social Care has reduced its annual spending on data staff, technology and management by £12.6m
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