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It'll all come out in the wash

09 February 2026

Why new healthcare solutions keep failing and what washing detergent can teach us, writes Dr Umang Patel, NHS paediatrician at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and chief clinical information off...

TINY MEDICAL APPS

Reaching the NHS login milestone

09 February 2026

Why this moment matters for digital self-management, writes Matt Bourne, chief technology officer at Tiny Medical Apps

NATIONAL CANCER PLAN FOR ENGLAND

Editor's comment: Prevention is better than cure

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

The Government unveiled its National Cancer Plan last week to much fanfare, promising three in four cancer patients will survive long term from 2035.

WORKFORCE

Regulating right

By Lee Peart 30 January 2026

Thomas Reynolds, director of policy & comms at the MDU, says it is time for real reform of regulating doctors.

10-YEAR HEALTH PLAN

The NHS 10-Year Plan: Why listening at scale matters for local government

By Lee Peart 28 January 2026

Ruth Cousens, chief executive of Thiscovery, outlines what 250,000 voices reveal about prevention, place and the future role of councils.

HEALTH INNOVATION EAST

Ambient voice technologies: from early enthusiasm to informed adoption

26 January 2026

Phil Shelton, director of industry partnerships at Health Innovation East, looks at tackling documentation pressures on staff time

AI, data privacy and UK health

26 January 2026

Multiple regulators currently shape AI expectations, but whether the UK adopts a standalone law remains uncertain, although continued regulatory focus is assured, writes Gowling WLG’s leader of hea...

HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARDS

Paddling in the same direction

26 January 2026

How NHS Leaders can effectively engage health and wellbeing boards on neighbourhood health

NHS CONFEDERATION

'Split screen' leaders

26 January 2026

How to lead with both in the short term and the long term in view, writes Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation

ICBS

Editor's comment - Light at the end of the tunnel?

By Lee Peart 26 January 2026

The last 12 months have been particularly tough for NHS providers and ICBs faced with eye-watering demands to cut costs and hit ambitious targets while weathering strike action and record flu levels.