NHS England has awarded a contract with a value of up to £1.5 million to Digibete C.I.C. for a national digital education platform to support children and young people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The contract is a call-off from a framework agreement, set to run from May […]
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Minal Bakhai appointed as Blinx Healthcare deputy CEO and chief clinical and strategy officer
Blinx Healthcare has announced the appointment of former NHS England national director of primary care and community, Minal Bakhai as deputy CEO and chief clinical and strategy officer. The company took to Linkedin to announce the news, stating: “At Blinx, a sovereign UK healthcare technology company, we are building the […]
Cheshire and Merseyside ICB discuss cyber strategy, delivery and improvement
The board of Cheshire and Merseyside ICB in a recent meeting focused on cyber security risk, assurance, and improvement activity across the region. While the ICB claims to have established a “strong foundation”, it proposes to refresh its cyber improvement programme to offer a clearer link between strategy, delivery, measurable […]
Health Bill in House of Commons draws questions on data privacy, inequalities, and Single Patient Record
The Health Bill second reading at the House of Commons has attracted a number of questions and comments from MPs around data privacy, modernisation, technology, health inequalities, and the Single Patient Record. Introducing the Bill, secretary of state for health and social care James Murray answered questions from those in […]
CQC progresses regulatory model and assessment frameworks for AI
The CQC has shared progress on how its developing the regulatory model and assessment frameworks for the use of AI in health and social care, noting its role in assessing how AI meets fundamental standards, the impact on risks, safety or access to care, and to recognise when AI contributes to […]
NHS England indicates upcoming £40m opportunity for NHS Digital Citizen support capability
A pipeline notice from NHS England has indicated an upcoming opportunity with a value of up to £40 million for support capabilities relating to NHS Digital Citizen, covering products and services including the NHS App, NHS Proxy, and NHS.uk. The main focuses of the contract will be providing support capability […]
British-French collaboration to tackle women’s health challenges and infectious disease using AI and supercomputers
A new British-French partnership is set to tackle women’s health challenges and infectious diseases using emerging tech such as AI and supercomputers. As well as bringing together data from across the globe on a range of diseases such as E. coli, researchers from both nations will use novel imaging and […]
Royal Cornwall Hospitals to delay EPR go-live as “necessary and appropriate assurance action”
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed the planned June go-live of its eCare EPR, describing the decision as a “necessary and appropriate assurance action”. The decision was taken following a 60-day review of clinical, operational, and technical readiness, the board shares, highlighting that despite substantial progress, it had not […]
Sheffield Health Partnership shares EPR benefits analysis and optimisation work
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has shared benefits realisation and optimisation work associated with its Rio EPR programme following initial implementation in March 2025, providing a revised timeline for delivery, as well as insight into performance issues and resolutions. Following “some delays” with aspects of the optimisation programme, […]
News in brief: £200k digital check-in solution sought at Barts Health, video translation at Tameside & Glossop, East and North Hertfordshire PEP
Welcome to this latest edition of our news in brief, where we explore some of the latest health tech news from across health and care. £200k digital check-in solution sought by Barts Health NHS Trust Barts Health NHS Trust has shared plans to procure a digital check-in solution with a […]
