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Wes Streeting
12 May 2026

GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record

NHS hospitals and GP practices will be required to share patient data under new government legislation to create a single
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Digital transformation and data-driven intelligence will be central to procurement. File picture
24 April 2026

NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions

NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the
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Tim Mitchell, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England)
21 April 2026

‘Postcode lottery’ in robotic surgery access for patients, data shows

NHS patients in England are facing a “postcode lottery” in access to robotic-assisted surgery, analysis by RCS England shows.
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Wes Streeting
14 April 2026

DHSC invests in scanning and diagnostic equipment for CDCs

The government is investing in scanning and diagnostic equipment for 36 new and expanded Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs).
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Dr Mark Coley, BMA’s GP Committee for England IT lead
8 April 2026

BMA calls for GPs to control single patient record data

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for doctors to remain in control of GP data in the single patient
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31 March 2026

Government considers use of break clause in Palantir NHS contract

Government figures are reported to be considering triggering a break clause in Palantir’s NHS federated data platform (FDP) contract.
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Rob Thompson, chief digital, data and technology officer at the Home Office who will soon take up the same role across DHSC and NHSE
30 March 2026

National NHS chief digital, data and tech officer appointed

Rob Thompson has been appointed chief digital, data and technology officer across the Department of Health and Social Care and
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Gerard Crofton-Martin, interim chief executive at the Social Care Institute for Excellence looking straight at the camera
11 March 2026

27% of adult social care providers not using technology for care

More than a quarter of adult social care providers are not using technology to provide care and support, a DHSC
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Dr Zubir Ahmed, former health innovation and safety minister
4 March 2026

NIHR awards £47.8m for NHS equipment to boost clinical trials

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £47.8m for equipment that will help streamline clinical trial
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6 February 2026

Movers and Shakers news roundup

This roundup features two big departures from NHS England and the appointment of a chief executive of the Health Data
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