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1 April 2026

NHSE intervenes to delay North Cumbria EPR go-live until May

NHS England has stepped in to delay the go-live of an electronic patient record (EPR) at North Cumbria Integrated Care
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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 NHS England
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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(L to R) Dr Indra Joshi, chief development officer at Optum UK, Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive at The Health Foundation, Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO at NHS England, and Monica Fletcher, honorary senior research fellow at Nuffield Centre for Primary Care, University of Oxford, speaking in a panel session at Rewired 2026
24 March 2026

NHS funding to focus on non-acute settings, says England’s CCIO

Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO at NHSE, confirmed at Rewired 2026 that upcoming funding will be focused more on non-acute settings.
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13 March 2026

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

This roundup includes NHS England awarding a digital vaccinations services contract worth more than £33m and a contract to evaluate
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John Quinn, former chief information officer at NHS England
27 February 2026

NHS England seeks interim CIO to replace John Quinn

NHS England is seeking an interim chief information officer (CIO) following the departure of John Quinn last year.
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26 February 2026

NHSE awards £33.6m digital vaccinations services contract

NHS England has awarded a contract worth £33.6 million to TPXimpact for the delivery of digital and data services relating
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24 February 2026

The case for NHS-owned, open software

In the latest episode, Marcus Baw calls for a rethink of NHS technology strategy, arguing that the service has drifted
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Professor Sir Rory Collins, principal investigator and chief executive at UK Biobank
17 February 2026

UK Biobank to get access to GP patient data for research

The government will grant approval for UK Biobank researchers to access coded GP patient data for research purposes.
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12 February 2026

AVT will allow us to ‘reimagine healthcare’, says England’s CCIO

Ambient voice technology (AVT) is “an enabler for us truly to reimagine healthcare”, said England’s national CCIO.
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