The National Institute for Health and Care Research has awarded funding of £1.5 million to Leeds Teaching Hospitals as part of national funding to increase the NHS’s ability to deliver high-quality commercial research, to be used toward four initiatives including the development and validation of AI imaging algorithms to improve […]
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Sir James Mackey outlines priorities for 2026/27, multi-year planning, neighbourhoods, tech‑enabled productivity
Sir James Mackey, chief executive at NHS England, has outlined next steps on planning and priorities for 2026/27 in an open letter to ICB and trust chief executives. Mackey starts by congratulating execs on progress toward operational targets on referral to treatment and urgent and emergency care, adding: “What we […]
Augmented reality helps visualise women’s health conditions and prep for surgery at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Augmented reality technology is being used at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to help patients and clinicians visualise women’s health conditions such as endometriosis and prepare for surgical excision. The technology offers a large-scale, close-up view of anatomically precise 3D models, aiding clinicians in explaining diagnoses or disease […]
Latest Digital Maturity Assessment data reveals trusts reporting lowest digital maturity
The latest figures from the Digital Maturity Assessment have been published, revealing the trusts reporting the lowest digital maturity, and their progress from 2024, from a self-assessment covering a total of 47 domains, forming a maturity score between 1-5. Bottom of the table is Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation […]
Humber Teaching receives NHSE funding to lead on roll-out of NHS App functionality
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has received funding from NHS England to lead on the roll-out of functionality allowing patients to manage their appointments and visits directly from the NHS App. The trust’s implementation will be shared with 11 NHS trusts using SystmOne across the country. Once live, information from […]
Digital Maturity Assessment report for 2025 highlights trust progress and rankings for overall digital maturity
NHS England has published the latest Digital Maturity Assessment report for 2024 and 2025, offering a system-wide view of digital maturity by trust and ICB. By including 2024 data alongside latest 2025 scores, it offers further insight into progress for each organisation. The CIO or a nominated deputy for each […]
North London shares work to improve efficiency and eliminate non-value adding tasks using digital and AI
The board of North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) has shared details of work to improve efficiency, reduce running costs, and eliminate non-value adding tasks with the use of digital tools and AI. Mobilising AI solutions to free-up time to care through a ten percent reduction in time spent on […]
Robotic process automation supports prostate cancer pathway at Airedale NHS
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is using robotic process automation (RPA) to support the prostate cancer pathway, sending a text to patients due to come in for blood tests and then updating them with results via text, removing the need for a clinical appointment. RPA identifies from waiting lists when patients […]
Manchester University NHS FT plans next phase of Microsoft AI collaboration
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is to launch the next phase of its AI collaboration with Microsoft, looking to increase access for colleagues to Copilot and establish an MFT “Agent Factory” to support teams in designing and implementing AI tools to automate routine operational tasks. The trust has already […]
Interview: Adrian Harris, chief medical officer, digital and research, at Royal Devon University Healthcare shares insights on five-year digital journey
HTN caught up with Adrian Harris, chief medical officer, digital and research, at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, to find out more about the trust’s recently published five-year digital journey. Adrian started out with a brief introduction: “I qualified 40 years ago as a doctor, and I’m an […]
