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A digital concept image of Leeds Teaching Hospitals’ proposed Innovation Village. The rendering shows a modern urban healthcare and innovation campus, featuring a mix of green-walled and glass buildings arranged around landscaped pedestrian areas. The word “INNOVATE” is displayed prominently in yellow at the centre of the plaza, symbolising the site’s focus on research, technology and life sciences.
28 May 2025

Leeds Teaching Hospitals seeks input on plans for Innovation Village

Leeds Teaching Hospitals has launched a market engagement exercise to help shape a development plan for its proposed Innovation Village
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Wes Streeting
9 April 2025

Wes Streeting pledges to retain digital workforce amid NHS reforms

Wes Streeting, health secretary, confirmed the government’s commitment to retaining the digital workforce amid the abolition of NHS England.  
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2 April 2025

HealthTech is the UK’s hidden gem – the government can’t ignore it

A targeted focus on HealthTech has the potential to boost the UK’s global competitiveness, writes Russ Shaw
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A photo showing a birds-eye view of a cup of coffee, with the words "Digital Health coffee time" in white text overlaid in the foreground
13 March 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's news briefing covers InterSystems' new IntelliCare EHR, seed funding for Ignota Labs, and The King's Fund's Social Care 360
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Baroness Merron speaking at Parliament and HealthTech 2025
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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Male doctor shows female patient notes on a tablet
10 February 2025

NICE consults on changes to its HealthTech programme

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is consulting on changes to how medical technologies are evaluated.
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19 December 2024

Medtech startup SleepCogni raises £300,000 for insomnia care

Sheffield-based insomnia medtech firm SleepCogni has raised £300,000, bringing its total funding to £3.9m.
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17 July 2024

DHSC announces ministers responsible for digital and MedTech

The junior ministers responsible for digital, data and MedTech within the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have been
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DHSC
16 July 2024

UK faces £5.4bn trade deficit for MedTech products

The UK had a trade deficit in MedTech products of £5.4 billion in 2023, government figures reveal.
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Wes Streeting
10 July 2024

Wes Streeting: We can make Britain a powerhouse for MedTech

Health secretary Wes Streeting has pledged that the new government will “make Britain a powerhouse for life sciences and medical
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