National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

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Professor Lucy Chappell, chief scientific adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and chief executive of the NIHR
25 June 2026

Oxford AI studies secure NIHR funding to tackle NHS waiting times

Two studies have received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research as part of an £8million initiative
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James Murray
11 June 2026

Govt pledges £20m to roll out AI X-ray tools across NHS by 2029

The government has announced £20 million of funding to expand AI chest X-ray tools to every NHS trust in England
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Coffee Time Briefing
26 May 2026

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's briefing features VR technology for post-op recovery and an app to help men improve their fertility.
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Adrian Harris, chief medical officer for digital and research at Royal Devon smiling
9 March 2026

Royal Devon pilot to evaluate AI-scribing in emergency department

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is launching a pilot to evaluate the use of AI scribing in emergency
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Stephen Kinnock, care minister
7 October 2025

AI is helping to speed clinical trial approval times, says MHRA

The MHRA has introduced AI to help support clinical trial assessors to review complex data and flag potential issues for
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Dr Helen Ashdown, NHS GP and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) academic clinical lecturer at the University of Oxford
18 September 2025

Could an AI breath test speed up COPD diagnosis?

A study will assess whether an AI breath test can help speed up the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Dr Angus Ramsey, principal research fellow at the UCL Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health
15 September 2025

It’s harder than expected to implement AI in the NHS, finds study

A study led by University College London researchers has found that implementing AI into NHS hospitals is harder than initially
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28 August 2025

Nurses to be trained as ‘genomics champions’ under 10 year plan

Nurses across England will be trained as 'genomics champions' in local communities as the part of the government’s 10 year
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Ambulance crews use the new software with a patient in Kigali, Rwanda
8 August 2025

Ambulance software developed in Rwanda to enable faster care

Ambulance technology developed in Rwanda by University of Birmingham experts could save nearly one million lives by enabling faster care.
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16 June 2025

NHS App feature will enable patients to sign up for clinical trials

Patients will be able to browse and sign up to clinical trials via the NHS App, the Department of Health
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