NHS Shetland has shared insights and outcomes from its proof of concept of Microsoft Copilot, pointing to early evidence of “significant” time savings, and outlining future plans to embed the solution more widely. As part of the trial, 137 licences were allocated across 38 departments, with the aim of supporting […]
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NICE launches national health tech access programme to support tech roll-out
A new national health tech access programme has launched, expanding NICE’s tech appraisals programme to make selected technologies, identified for their potentially high impact, eligible for reimbursement and roll-out across the whole health service. The programme, a collaboration between NICE, DHSC, NHSE, MHRA, and the Office for Life Sciences, will […]
£248,000 oral health contract awarded to Manchester-based dental platform for children
Oldham Council has awarded Manchester start-up My Dental Buddy a two-year contract with a value of £248,000 for the provision of its oral health programme. Founded by dentist Ramzan Mohammed in 2023 to tackle reduced access to NHS dentists, the platform offers a live dashboard for supervising teeth brushing, interactive […]
DHCW awards £136k contract for Wales Terminology Service
Digital Health and Care Wales has awarded a contract worth £136,749 to Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research for the implementation of a FHIR Terminology Software Licence for the Wales Terminology Service, part of its National Data Resource infrastructure. This procurement will support Digital Health and Care Wales in distributing its […]
Cambridgeshire Community and Norfolk Community set to procure £2 million AI MSK physiotherapy clinic
A prior information notice from Cambridgeshire Community Services and Norfolk Community and Health Care has shared the intent to procure a digital physiotherapy clinic including AI support for triage and diagnosis, at an estimated total value of £2 million. The selected solution will offer an end-to-end clinical service for both […]
Harrogate and District NHS updates on EPR implementation, digital maturity and roadmap
The board of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) offered an update on the trust’s EPR implementation following the go-live of tranche one functionality in November 2025, along with plans to continue to improve digital maturity scores and a roadmap to 2028. “EPR is live and continues to be […]
Midi Health raises $100million in Series D funding, surpassing $1billion valuation for women’s telehealth
US-based women’s telehealth company, Midi Health, has reportedly raised $100million in Series D funding, bringing its total valuation to $1billion. New investors include Foresite Capital and Serena Ventures, with Advance Venture Partners, Google Ventures, and Emerson Collective being among those who continued their support. “This is validation for the movement […]
Join two HTN Now webinars this week: Building workforce digital literacy and skills | Tackling the challenge of legacy systems
Join HTN and digital leaders this week where we host two webinars, to deep dive into best practices with building workforce digital literacy and skills, and then we move on to our second webinar tackling the challenge of technical, architectural and legacy systems. The webinars are open to NHS teams, […]
Women’s Health Plan for Scotland prioritises innovation and better data to support women and girls
The Scottish government has shared how the objectives set out in its Women’s Health Plan for Scotland are to be achieved across two phases. The first phase sets out priority areas to: ensure women have access to specialist menopause services for advice and support on the diagnosis and management of […]
NHS England board updates on productivity, league tables reporting, and digital funding
NHS England’s latest board meeting has offered an update on productivity, highlighting future opportunities, the need for increased spend and business change, and the potential for a different management approach to ownership of tech-derived benefits. The board also puts forward its proposal to improve data transparency in line with a […]
