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Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHS England
21 January 2026

NHS App to become national channel for the ‘shift to prevention’ 

The NHS App is becoming the national channel for preventative healthcare, said Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at
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Professor Alicja Rudnicka, professor of health and medical sciences at City St George’s, University of London
27 November 2025

The case for scaling AI in screening for disease

We must understand what responsible AI adoption requires for the NHS, writes Prof Alicja Rudnicka of City St George’s, University
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Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHS England
20 October 2025

NHSE awards £45m contract to advance preventative healthcare

NHSE has awarded a £45m contract to strengthen digital capabilities for preventative healthcare in line with the 10 year health
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Breast Cancer Screening
5 February 2019

NAO report concludes screening programmes ‘rely on complex IT’

Responding to the publication of the National Audit Office report, Meg Hillier – chair of the Public Accounts Committee – said it
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23 February 2015

Newborn screening tech covers England

An IT system to keep track of newborn babies screened for serious genetic conditions has expanded to cover the entirety
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3 September 2013

Another view

GP columnist Neil Paul is still not convinced about predictive risk modelling; but would like to know if some mass,
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18 October 2012

Liverpool speeds up results reporting

Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust has launched an electronic mailbox system to speed up the delivery of neonatal screening results
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18 February 2011

Welsh software used for NI screening

Northern Ireland is using software developed in Wales to extend its bowel cancer screening programme.
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11 November 2009

West Dorset improves Down programme

The Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has rolled-out a maternity solution from GE Healthcare to provide a vigorous Down Syndrome
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28 October 2009

Digital Healthcare texts reduce DNAs

Digital Healthcare, a supplier of software to UK Diabetic Retinal Screening Services, has developed a module that uses text messages
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