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3 March 2023

AI awards help build evidence base for technologies – health secretary

In an exclusive column for Digital Health News, Health Secretary Steve Barclay says the government's investments in AI can help
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3 March 2023

DHSC awards Ā£16 million for pioneering AI research

The government is investing Ā£16 million in AI technologies to help patients manage conditions and increase the speed and accuracy
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17 February 2023

Government progress on digitising the NHS ā€˜inadequateā€™ says Commons Expert Panel

The Government is making inadequate progress on vital commitments to digitise the NHS, an independent expert panel has found, with
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Technology in medicine
7 February 2023

Government strategy sets out to increase access to medical technology

The government has set out an ambition to accelerate access to medical technologies as part of the first ever medtech
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Virtual Wards
30 January 2023

Government plans 500% expansion of virtual wards

The government is aiming to scale up virtual wards, with an ā€˜ambitionā€™ to treat up to 50,000 people a month
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Breast Cancer Screening
12 January 2023

New breast cancer screening units to be directed to areas most at need

The government has pledged to invest in 29 new NHS breast cancer screening units, along with various upgrades, to be
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15 August 2022

Government calls for evidence on discrimination in medical devices

The government has launched a call for evidence to discover if and how medical devices and technologies may discriminate and
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Funding
30 June 2022

Ā£175million in funding to be invested in improving data infrastructure

The government has announced that Ā£175million in funding will be invested in improving data infrastructure to enable better research.
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2 March 2022

Ā£200m investment announced to improve access to NHS data

Up to Ā£200million will go towards improving access to NHS data through Trusted Research Environments (TREs) and digital clinical trial
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NHS Food Scanner App
12 January 2022

Government launches food scanner app to promote healthier choices

The government has launched a new food scanner app to encourage families to swap some of their food choices for
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