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NHS Plans to Unify Patient Records, But Equality Questions Remain

Government assessment finds the Single Patient Record could widen gaps for digitally excluded groups even as it promises better care for millions.

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British startup sends drug-making device to space station to manufacture injectable cancer treatments

BioOrbit's Box-E unit, launched on a SpaceX rocket this month, will attempt to grow protein crystals in microgravity that could replace lengthy hospital infusions with injections patients administer themselves.
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NHS Plans to Build Its Own Triage Tool, Threatening £32 Million Market for Private Health Software

NHS England intends to integrate online consultation and triage features directly into the NHS App, a move that could end procurement contracts with independent digital health companies worth an estimated £32 million annually.

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Video Calls Bring Hospital Specialists Into GP Surgeries in NHS Pilot That Cut Referrals by Three Quarters

East Kent Hospital Chief Resigns After Being Cleared of Misconduct Following Improper Suspension

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust pays £380,000 for AI software to transcribe clinical consultations

21 NHS Trusts Made No Elective Care Progress Until the Final Month of the Financial Year

Oxford Scientists Race to Develop Ebola Vaccine as Outbreak Death Toll Rises

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NHS Plans to Build Its Own Triage Tool, Threatening £32 Million Market for Private Health Software

NHS England intends to integrate online consultation and triage features directly into the NHS App, a move that could end procurement contracts with independent digital health companies worth an estimated £32 million annually.

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

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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.

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

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