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Digital Voyeurism: The NHS’s Hidden Data Crisis

At two hospitals, in two cities, the medical records of murder victims were accessed by staff without authorisation. In both cases, the institutions were slow to say so.

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AI System to Predict Hospital Infection Spread Secures £865k Backing

A London health tech startup secured pre-seed funding for a platform that forecasts the movement of drug-resistant infections within hospitals, potentially days before transmission.
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Britain's Services Sector Suffers Its Sharpest Decline in Nearly a Decade

War in the Middle East and domestic political uncertainty drive a collapse in business confidence, raising fears of a GDP contraction in the second quarter

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Digital Diagnosis: The High-Stakes Shift to AI in Cardiac Care

UK Melanoma Cases Surpass 20,000 for First Time on Record

High Court Upholds Clinical Restrictions on Breast Surgeon Under Patient Safety Review

Investment Of £2 Million In Leeds Health Technology Incubator

Coniston Secures Permanent GP Cover After Village Faces Total Loss of Local Care

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Britain's Services Sector Suffers Its Sharpest Decline in Nearly a Decade

War in the Middle East and domestic political uncertainty drive a collapse in business confidence, raising fears of a GDP contraction in the second quarter

Britain signs £3.7bn trade deal with Gulf states

The agreement removes hundreds of millions in annual tariffs on British goods, but human rights groups say the deal prioritises commerce over accountability

IMF Raises UK Growth Forecast Amid Iran War Uncertainty

The fund upgrades its 2026 outlook but cautions that prolonged Middle East conflict and political instability could yet derail momentum

Prince of Wales to Sell £500m of Duchy Assets in Decade-Long Social Reinvestment

The Duchy of Cornwall will liquidate a fifth of its property holdings to fund affordable housing, rural employment and environmental restoration across England

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AI Tool for Ear Examinations Wins £2m Government Loan

TympaHealth secured Innovate UK funding to create AI-assisted decision support for ear and hearing assessments in primary care, aiming to ease pressure on NHS ENT services.

Newcastle AI Startup Secures £3m to Help Service Firms Go AI-Native

Rightbrain AI targets SMEs struggling to move beyond AI hype and into real-world deployment

£2 Million Prize Fund Backs AI-Driven Hunt for ALS Treatments

Twenty international research teams to use world's largest ALS patient dataset in bid to accelerate drug discovery

Medicus GP System Connected to West Midlands Patient Records Network

InterSystems' new GP software platform is now linked to a regional NHS shared care record, advancing the update of primary care technology in England.

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