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Professor Mike Lewis, scientific director for innovation at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
18 May 2026

NIHR backs digital social care research projects with £5.4m funding

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £5.4m to nine digital social care research projects.
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Six women of different ages and ethnic backgrounds stand together smiling and chatting against a plain brown studio backdrop, wearing casual tops and jeans.
15 April 2026

£1.5m FemTech fund launched under Women’s Health Strategy

A £1.5 million FemTech challenge fund will be launched as part of the government’s renewed Women’s Health Strategy which was published
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Professor Tze Min Wah, professor of interventional radiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) with the HistoSonics non-invasive platform
2 April 2026

Leeds Teaching Hospitals secures £1.5m to boost research

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded £1.5m to advance research and streamline the delivery of clinical trials.
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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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Dr Jim Hughes, director of digital and data programmes for the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC) and strategic advisor digital and data programmes at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
13 November 2025

Mersey Care to launch mental health research data platform

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust will establish a Secure Data Environment for mental health research in partnership with DATAMIND.
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Professor Mike Lewis, scientific director for innovation at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
15 October 2025

HealthTech projects awarded £1.5m to support child mental health

The NIHR has announced £1.5m funding for HealthTech projects to reduce waiting times for children in need of mental healthcare
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Wes Streeting
23 September 2025

NHSE to launch £6m AI research screening platform

NHSE is building a £6 million AI research screening platform to enable trusts to join trials of AI in screening
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Team Fraiya (L to R): Prof Reza Razavi, chief executive, Dr Jacqueline Matthew, chief medical officer, Dr Alfonso Farruggia, head of engineering, Dr Sam Budd, chief technology officer
8 September 2025

AI-enabled pregnancy ultrasound to be trialled in NHS hospitals

An AI obstetric imaging tool will be trialled across four NHS hospitals to help identify congenital problems at the 20
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A female doctor holds an AI stethoscope to a female patient's chest
3 September 2025

AI stethoscope detects three heart conditions in 15 seconds

An AI stethoscope has allowed doctors to pick up heart conditions in 15 seconds, giving GPs a quick and simple
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Close-up of multiple brain scan images displayed on a screen, showing detailed cross-sectional views of brain anatomy.
1 May 2025

AI project aims to reduce disability caused by strokes

A research project from the University of Exeter is using AI to personalise stroke care for patients in a bid
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