Public health
Harry Thirkettle, director of health & innovation, Aire Logic For years, population health management (PHM) has been talked about as an ambition: something progressive systems invest in when they have the time, money or headspace. That framing is no longer tenable. PHM is not a digital add-on, a policy aspiration or an innovation programme. It [...]
Former health minister and addiction psychiatrist, Dr Dan Poulter, is calling for urgent change and for the government to introduce tech-enabled alcohol services, warning that outdated pathways are contributing to avoidable A&E attendances and repeat hospital admissions. The call is in response to a new report published by detox social enterprise, Clean Slate Clinic, and [...]
Cancer patients in England are being denied new radiotherapy due to a postcode lottery in NHS funding and commissioning, doctors warn. Patients are missing out on two newer forms of radiotherapy, which are effective against several cancers and widely available in other countries, because of what clinicians describe as red tape and lack of funding. [...]
Tomorrow (February 1) sees the publication of Healing the Sick Care System: Why People Matter. Penned by by Gil Bashe, chair global health and purpose at FINN Partners, the book challenges leaders across health, life sciences, technology and policy ecosystems to rethink how care is designed, delivered and experienced. Here we share the foreward by [...]
The NHS will sharpen England’s bowel cancer test by lowering the FIT threshold, a move expected to save hundreds of lives. Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in Britain, with about 44,100 people diagnosed and 17,400 deaths each year. The faecal immunochemical test (FIT), a home kit that checks for [...]
A study estimates 1.6m adults in England, Wales and Scotland used weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro between early 2024 and early 2025. The research, published in BMC Medicine and funded by Cancer Research UK, found a further 3.3m people said they would be interested in using them over the next year. A UCL [...]
People who stop weight loss jabs regain the weight they lost in under two years, a study has found. Researchers said the pace of weight regain after stopping the drugs was almost four times faster than after behavioural programmes, such as structured diet or exercise plans, regardless of how much weight people lost during treatment. [...]
Digital front door provider, X-on Health, has announced a major milestone for primary care with the full integration of Surgery Connect with the Medicus electronic patient record (EPR) platform. The partnership introduces a native, high-performance interface that eliminates the historical friction between phone systems and clinical records. The integration provides users with immediate access to [...]
The Electiva Foundation - created by Electiva Healthcare - has announced a landmark achievement in its first year of global relief. Over the past 12 months, The Electiva Foundation has positively impacted more than 100,000 lives across multiple international countries. This milestone reflects its unwavering commitment to delivering meaningful, measurable change through health, water and [...]
The UK and Singapore have launched a regulatory corridor to fast-track health tech, giving companies joint access to MHRA and HSA from 12 December. A regulatory innovation corridor lets developers seek early, informal joint advice from two regulators to plan trials, avoid duplication and cut delays while maintaining safety standards. Flagship Pioneering is the first [...]
