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King's Speech on NHS Reforms: The Single Patient Record and the Risk of Reorganisation

Health experts welcome patient record reforms but warn that structural changes alone will not improve care

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NHS Trust Slashes Missed Appointments by a Quarter Using AI Booking Technology

A London healthcare trust achieved major cost savings and better patient access by using an AI-powered appointment management system across several services.
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Streeting Moves Toward Cabinet Resignation and Leadership Bid

Health secretary expected to trigger formal challenge to Starmer as early as Thursday

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Cabinet Office considers halting administrative recruitment as AI takes centre stage

Dozens of Children Suffered Lasting Harm After Hospital Trust Failed to Diagnose Hearing Loss in Time

NHS Trust Paid £460,000 to Scrub Tens of Thousands From Waiting Lists

Harrogate NHS Trust Marks Major Milestone in Digital Patient Records Rollout

Health Minister Zubir Ahmed Resigns, Citing Professional Principles

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Streeting Moves Toward Cabinet Resignation and Leadership Bid

Health secretary expected to trigger formal challenge to Starmer as early as Thursday

Doctor Care Anywhere acquires Outcome Diagnostics and Medic Spot for £850,000

The deal brings an 11-person team and direct-to-consumer platform under the company's ownership as it seeks to grow its UK presence

AI Startup Fazeshift Raises $17m to Automate Finance's Most Manual Problem

Series A funding backs San Francisco company targeting accounts receivable, a function still largely run on spreadsheets and email across major corporations

Doctolib Acquires NHS Software Firm Medicus in £100m UK Expansion

French digital health company commits to London R&D centre and 150 new hires as it targets GP practices already stretched by NHS workload

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Private Equity Firm Acquires Major Provider of UK Primary Care Infrastructure

Transaction grants TPG Capital control over IT systems managing more than 50% of England’s GP patient data.

Google Rebrands Fitbit as Google Health App in Major Platform Overhaul

Tech giant consolidates health and fitness tracking under a unified app, with AI coaching, medical record integration, and cross-platform device support

NHS Commits Hundreds of Millions to Digital Contracts as Health System Pushes Technology Overhaul

From a £1.7 million GP decision tool in the East of England to a £160 million NHS App partnership with IBM, procurement activity in early 2026 points to a health service moving quickly on digital infrastructure.

NHS Orders Software Lockdown Citing Threat from Mythos AI Hacking Model

Health body reverses open-source policy as researchers warn frontier artificial intelligence can identify and exploit code vulnerabilities at scale.

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