The board of NHS England has ranked a cyber incident higher on its organisational risk registers than a pandemic, following an assessment of mitigations and preparedness already in place, likelihood, and impact. Explaining the findings from the latest Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response Annual Assurance Report, NHSE stated: “EPRR assessments […]
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Virtual ward pilot for older adults with mental health needs demonstrates “positive early results” in Sussex
“Positive early results” are reportedly being seen from a virtual ward pilot for older adults with complex mental health needs in Sussex, with services being delivered via a combination of remote and community-based care. The pilot is part of a wider transformation programme across the region, offering support to older […]
Black Country Healthcare awards contract for digital mental health support for children and young people
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHFT) has noted its intention to award a contract with a value of £30,000 to WYSA LTD for the provision of a digital service to support children and young people with mental health and wellbeing. Services supplied under the contract will help toward the […]
Former Tesco chief executive John Browett named as chair of NHS Online
John Browett, former Tesco.com chief executive, has been named as chair for the new NHS Online hospital trust, alongside seven non-executive directors. Browett spoke of “delight” in taking up the role, noting: “In my previous roles across technology and retail, I’ve seen how much people value services that are intuitive, […]
Digibete awarded national digital education platform for children and young people with diabetes
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 […]
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 […]
Innovators join HTN Live 2026 line up
HTN is delighted to announce cloud and AI solutions company, Rackspace Technology, is returning as headline sponsor of HTN Live – a unique collaboration experience for healthcare leaders. Innovators joining the HTN Live experience include: Nervecentre Aire Logic X-on Health Noveva Software Group Civica Restore Information Management Imprivata Taking place […]
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 […]
