The DHSC has conducted an impact assessment designed to support proposed legislation for the Single Patient Record (SPR) contained in the recent Health Bill, and assess impact across nine protected characteristics including disability, sex, race, and sexual orientation. The department reiterates current policy aims for the SPR around giving patients […]
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South Tyneside and Sunderland highlights RPA for GP referrals
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has noted the impact of robotic process automation to process GP referrals. According to the latest national figures for March 2026, 77 percent of people at the trust are now receiving planned treatment within 18 weeks following a GP referral, South Tyneside and […]
East of England Adult Critical Care Network partners with Mela Solutions on analytics project
East of England Adult Critical Care Network is partnering with Mela Solutions on a shared analytics project to deepen data-driven understanding of the region’s critical care services which has already, according to the company, helped to highlight a “significant improvement in admission delay” from the 2024 to 2025 time period. […]
Interweave procurements for infrastructure, portal, care planning, data aggregation and messaging
Interweave has announced a number of selected suppliers for procurements across infrastructure, portal, care planning, data aggregation, and messaging. The procurements are reportedly hoped to help toward Interweave’s ambition of providing a “vendor agnostic” technology platform, with preferred bidders selected for four different lots covering specialised areas of the platform. […]
£2 million awarded to 20 international teams harnessing AI to develop treatments for ALS
£2 million has been awarded to 20 international teams harnessing AI to develop new treatments for ALS using “the largest ALS patient data set of its kind”. The Longitude Prize on ALS is awarding £100,000 each to 20 winners of its international “Discovery Award”, including teams spanning 70 organisations. 100 […]
Barts Health NHS Trust shares 6-month AI pilot in handling patient complaints
Barts Health NHS Trust has highlighted efficiencies achieved through the use of AI in handling patient complaints, sharing outcomes from a six month project at Newham Hospital. AI tools in use form part of the Microsoft Copilot system, and are approved for NHS use, the trust explains. All responses are […]
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB procures ambient scribing and reporting tool
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB has awarded a contract worth £87,500 to Beam Up Ltd, for its ambient scribing and reporting tool. The contract, awarded as a call-off from a framework agreement, is set to run for one year, ending in March 2027. The solution, Magic Notes, is an […]
National commission into the regulation of AI in healthcare offers early insights from call for evidence
The National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare has offered early insight into outcomes from a call for evidence attracting more than 770 responses, indicating strong support for regulatory reform and the need for further development in areas such as post-market surveillance and ongoing monitoring. Henrietta Hughes, patient […]
£500 million fund launched to back early-stage AI companies in the UK
UK government-backed Sovereign AI has announced the launch of its new £500 million fund, designed to give early-stage AI companies in the UK access to the funds, compute, and strategic assets needed to scale rapidly and compete on a global scale. Taking to LinkedIn, Sovereign AI announced the funding, along […]
DHSC outlines future of Fingertips health data repository in £1.25m contract
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded a £1.25 million contract to Marvell Consulting Limited for a public beta “Find Public Health Data” service replacing the current end-of-life Fingertips service, a large public health data collection. Hosted in Azure using cloud-based technologies, the service is described as “currently […]
