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 show the value of new technologies while accelerating their use in the NHS.
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DHSC awards £16 million for pioneering AI research
The government is investing £16 million in AI technologies to help patients manage conditions and increase the speed and accuracy of diagnosis.
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Uncertainty surrounds digital funding of NHS England levelling up scheme
Funding of NHS England’s levelling up scheme is looking increasingly uncertain ahead of Thursday’s crunch Autumn Statement.
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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 the ability to book a Covid jab.
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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 leaving the role.
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NHS App reaches 30 million sign-ups milestone by 4th anniversary
Four years after launch, the NHS App has hit 30 million sign ups and registered nearly 450,000 new organ donation decisions.
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Thérèse Coffey appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, in the latest cabinet reshuffle.
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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 government’s priorities over the winter at Policy Exchange in London.
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Steve Barclay appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Former chief of staff at Number 10 Steve Barclay has been appointed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
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