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Trust boards need to adopt a dual-track funding strategy: protecting essential services while ring-fencing investment in digital capabilities that enable new models of care, says Richard Oswald, NHS Client Director at Exponential-e As the NHS starts its 2026/27 financial year, senior leaders across trusts and integrated care systems (ICSs) face one of the most delicate [...]
From saving surgeons’ precious time, to reducing surprises and clinical risks in theatre, cutting MDT time in half, and informing decisions before procedures, surgical teams in the SWASH+ consortium of NHS trusts are embracing a ’game changer’ in orthopaedic planning technology with Sectra. David Howard, orthopaedic surgical practitioner at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, gives [...]
By Colin Neale, principal business development manager, Wireless Logic As Europe’s digital health market is set to more than double by 2030, the shift to connected care is accelerating rapidly. Healthcare’s digital deployments are scaling, as is its dependence on IoT connectivity. In IoT deployments, cost is often misunderstood and connectivity is frequently treated as [...]
The MHRA has secured £3.6m to expand AI Airlock, the UK’s first regulatory sandbox for AI medical devices. Following a successful second phase, the Department of Health and Social Care has allocated £1.2m a year for the next three years, from 2026 to 2029, to the programme. The newly approved multi-year funding will allow the [...]
By NIHR Research Centre Paediatrics and Child Health Help us close the age-based gap in the health technology sector and break down barriers to developing healthcare innovations for children and young people. Research and innovation into medical technology and digital health has resulted in major improvements in diagnostics, self-management of long-term conditions, efficiency of healthcare [...]
Thousands of patients in Warrington are set to receive daily AI-powered health support as local GP practices introduce a new system to help manage long-term conditions and reduce pressure on NHS services. Warrington Innovation Network (WIN) Primary Care Network (PCN), which covers six surgeries and around 55,000 patients, has partnered with digital health provider Aide [...]
Google has announced Gemini updates to help when users ask about mental health. When the chat indicates a potential crisis related to suicide or self-harm, Gemini will now show a “one-touch” interface to connect users to hotline resources, with options to call, chat, text or visit a website. Once activated, the card will remain visible [...]
A Utah regulatory body has greenlit San Francisco-based startup, Legion Health, to deploy an AI-powered app capable of prescribing psychiatric medications to patients in the state. According to The Verge, the AI system is limited to renewing existing prescriptions for a narrow range of drugs - among them fluoxetine (Prozac) and sertraline (Zoloft) - used [...]
AI-powered sleep technology company Sleep Cycle has announced that more than 150,000 people have registered interest in its upcoming sleep apnea risk detection solution ahead of its commercial launch. The strong early demand underscores a significant need within sleep health and supports Sleep Cycle’s strategic expansion into medical technology and scalable digital health solutions. The [...]
Anthropic is acquiring Coefficient Bio in a US$400m stock deal, according to reports, as it continues its push into healthcare. The deal was first reported by The Information and Eric Newcomer. TechCrunch also confirmed the acquisition through sources close to the deal, and Coefficient’s PitchBook page reflects the US$400m transaction as well. Anthropic and Coefficient [...]
