Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

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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 ā€œmake Britain a powerhouse for life sciences and medical
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11 March 2024

Health Secretary announces digital initiatives for NHS productivity

Secretary of State Victoria Atkins has renewed promises to digitise every hospital and extend use of the NHS app to
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14 February 2024

Health Secretary: Federated Data Platform could include GP records

GP data could be included in the future Federated Data Platform, Secretary of State for Health Victoria Atkins has said.Ā 
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3 March 2023

AI awards help build evidence base for technologies – health secretary

In an exclusive column for Digital Health News, Health Secretary Steve Barclay says the government's investments in AI can help
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3 March 2023

DHSC awards Ā£16 million for pioneering AI research

The government is investing Ā£16 million in AI technologies to help patients manage conditions and increase the speed and accuracy
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16 November 2022

Booking Covid jabs on NHS App coming this month says health secretary

Health secretary Steve Barclay has revealed that there are some big updates coming this month to the NHS App, including
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Westminster
26 October 2022

Steve Barclay returns as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Steve Barclay has been appointed the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, less than two months after
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GP at desk
22 September 2022

Cloud-based telephone systems included in ThĆ©rĆØse Coffey’s patient plan

The new health secretary has laid out plans to help improve patient access to GP appointments, which includes the rollout
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7 September 2022

ThĆ©rĆØse Coffey appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

ThĆ©rĆØse Coffey has been appointed as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by the new Prime Minister, Liz
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2 September 2022

Health secretary argues for scaled innovation and better use of the NHS App

In what could be his final address as health secretary, Steve Barclay set out the governmentā€™s priorities over the winter
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