Health Services & System News

NHS South East London and NHS South West London now operate as a cluster under shared leadership. The two integrated care boards plan and secure health services for a combined population of four million Londoners across 12 boroughs. Andrew Bland, who has been chief executive of the south east London board since its creation in 2022, leads both organisations. The Secretary of State appointed Sir Richard Douglas as joint chair in February. Sharing leadership has not merged the

The NHS in England is carrying out about one million more CT and MRI scans a year than in March 2024, according to NHS England data published on Tuesday. The increase follows the addition of 125 scanners and the introduction of artificial intelligence software that shortens individual examinations. The Department of Health and Social Care said the aim is to diagnose cancer and other serious conditions sooner, so that treatment can start earlier. The figures cover March 2024 t

At the end of a long oncology clinic, the consultant's final task is the one that never appears in a waiting list statistic, which is the clinical note. Ambient voice technology promises to give that time back to patients and clinicians, and trusts across England are queuing to try it. Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, which serves 2.4 million people across Cheshire and Merseyside and the surrounding areas, has placed such tools at the centre of its digital ambitions for 2026 to 2