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Centre of Excellence to encourage digital health innovation while safeguarding users

By Liz Wells 29 January 2025

A new Centre of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) in Transformative Digital Health and AI is to be established.

MATTHEW TAYLOR

Healthcare leaders respond to 'damning' MPs' report

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

Healthcare leaders have responded to a ‘damning’ assessment of NHS performance by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

TECHNOLOGY

Kent clinicians take part in voice recognition technology trial

By Liz Wells 29 January 2025

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is taking part in a three-month pilot of AI-assistant TORTUS to help increase face-to-face time during community paediatric service appointments.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Committee says health officials 'out of ideas and remarkably complacent'

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

A new MPs committee report has accused NHS England and the DHSC of a ‘lack of fresh thinking and decisive action’.

DHSC

Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over funding contract

By Liz Wells 29 January 2025

The DHSC has entered into consultation with Community Pharmacy England regarding the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 funding contractual framework.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICB welcomes High Court lifting of care centre contract suspension

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

Northamptonshire ICB has welcomed the High Court’s decision to lift an automatic suspension in a dispute over a contract to provide services at Urgent Care Centre in Corby.

BMA

GMB lodges formal dispute with the BMA

By Liz Wells 28 January 2025

GMB Union has lodged a formal dispute with the BMA in response to the treatment of some of the organisation's lowest paid employees.

PREVENTION

Government introduces new measures to tackle knife crime

By Liz Wells 28 January 2025

The government is to introduce new stricter age verification checks for knife retailers and a ban on doorstep drops to tackle knife crime.

ESTATES

Delayed hospitals 'hanging by a thread', Lib Dems warn

By Lee Peart 28 January 2025

Over 500 infrastructure and estate incidents occurred last year at hospitals where construction has been delayed under the New Hospital Programme (NHP), according to new research.

PRIMARY CARE

Regularly seeing same GP 'could free up' NHS appointments

By Liz Wells 28 January 2025

Regularly seeing the same GP could reduce workload in practices and hospitals, potentially freeing up appointments for patients, new research reveals.