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16 May 2025

NHS suppliers urged to sign cyber security best practice charter

Suppliers to the NHS have been urged by NHSE and the DHSC in an open letter to sign a charter
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9 May 2025

Movers and Shakers news roundup

This Movers and Shakes roundup includes the appointment of a permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care
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29 April 2025

Evaluation of NHS AI Lab calls for national support for AI initiatives

An evaluation of the NHS AI Lab has called for national support to ensure that AI initiatives can be scaled
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24 April 2025

£2.4m funding for AI-driven blood test to detect cancer

The government, in collaboration with the NIHR, has awarded £2.4m to progress the development of an AI-driven blood test to
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11 April 2025

Movers and Shakers news roundup

Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features more change at NHS England and new interim chief executives at The Foundation
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8 April 2025

DHSC announces creation of £600m Health Data Research Service

The government and the Wellcome Trust are investing up to £600 million to create a new Health Data Research Service.
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27 March 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's briefing includes a new website for Doctor Care Anywhere and a request from DHSC for input on new standards
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14 March 2025

Movers and Shakers news roundup

This Movers and Shakers roundup focuses on departures at NHS England, following government announcements that it will lose half of
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Sir Keir Starmer
13 March 2025

Keir Starmer announces plan to abolish NHS England

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to bring NHS England back into the Department of Health and Social
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10 February 2025

Guidance to simplify medtech procurement to launch in 2025

Guidance to simplify the procurement of health technology is expected to launch in 2025, according to Baroness Gillian Merron.
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