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From Lived Experience to Evidence | AI-Driven Social Media Listening, Predictors, and Everyday Outcomes in Blood Cancers
With September dedicated to recognising the impact of research, studies, science, patients, carers, patient organisations, innovators, policymakers, and more in the blood cancers, we are taking a moment to share what our community has achieved and where we’re heading next.
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Claire Murdoch’s Resignation: What It Means for the Future of NHS Mental Health
Claire Murdoch, one of the most influential figures in British mental health policy, has resigned from her role as NHS England’s national mental health director after nine years.
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Private Partnerships or Neighbourhood Care: Which Future for the NHS?
The NHS is at a crossroads. Faced with mounting financial pressures, trusts are being forced to explore bold and sometimes controversial strategies to survive.
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NHS Winter Pressures, Emergency, Strategy, Leadership and Learning from the Private Sector: Why Visible Leadership Still Matters in the NHS
We spoke to several NHS executives over the weekend following Sir Jim Mackey’s letter urging leaders to increase their visibility in emergency departments this winter. Their responses reflected both support and reflection: many acknowledged the value of being present on wards, while also recognising that today’s NHS leadership roles often pull executives into strategic programmes, regional negotiations, and financial firefighting. The result is that, in some places, the funda
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The Lasting Impact of Covid on the NHS
Covid’s impact lingers for the NHS, with care backlogs, staff burnout, and infrastructure pressures demanding long-term reform and transparency.
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Forecasting Disease: Can AI Help Us Prevent Illness Before It Starts?
For decades, public health has been reactive. Patients develop symptoms, doctors investigate, hospitals intervene.
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Cyber Security in the NHS: Why Boards Cannot Afford to Stay on the Sidelines
Cyber attacks are no longer a distant threat for the NHS. They are a recurring reality, disrupting services, delaying care, and eroding public trust.
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Top DHSC roles advertised at £174,000 amidst NHS structural shift
The DHSC is recruiting three new Director Generals, each earning up to £174,000, as part of a merger with NHS England. The high salaries aim to attract top talent but have reignited debate over public sector pay amid wider financial pressures.
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Wearable Tech in the NHS’s Next Phase of Healthcare Outcomes Acceleration | Supporting Patients with Rare and Chronic Conditions.
Sanius Health is excited about the recent developments from the NHS regarding better access for patients to their medical records, alongside the Health Secretary’s vision for patients to take greater control of their health journeys through wearable technology.
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GOSH’s Landmark AI Scribe Study: Proof That Technology Can Give Time Back to Patients
Great Ormond Street Hospital has released the results of what it calls a “landmark study” into AI-scribing, and the numbers are striking.
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It’s Time to Hold US Tech Giants Accountable for NHS Digital Delivery
Electronic Patient Record systems promise safer, faster care, but many NHS trusts say suppliers fail to provide the long-term support needed. Without accountability, multimillion-pound systems risk digitising inefficiencies rather than transforming healthcare.
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Behind the Numbers: The Truth About the NHS Waiting List Drop
Think tanks warn that recent reductions are driven more by data removals than clinical gains: raising concerns that ministers are painting a rosier picture of NHS recovery than the reality supports.
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Britain’s First Industrial Humanoid Robot Is Here. But Are We Ready?
This week, a British startup unveiled a milestone in the nation’s industrial history: the UK’s first humanoid robot designed for factory floors.
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TBI: Why the NHS App Needs Political Backing and a Clearer Vision
A new TBI report argues the app should be at the heart of a single patient record — and that delivery must be championed from the top.
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A Leadership Move That Could Shape the Future of Neighbourhood Health
The appointment of Simon Morritt to Nimbuscare may signal a real shift towards moving care out of hospitals and into communities.
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The Single Patient Record: Promise, Pitfalls and Public Trust
Why the government’s vision for a unified health record will need more than technology to succeed.
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The Ethical Dilemmas of Large Language Models
Parsing Social Responsibility with NLP
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Why ICBs Are Failing to Spend on Transformation
Over £100m earmarked for prevention, learning disabilities, and primary care has gone unused; raising questions about priorities and capacity.
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NHS Leadership Changes: When Interim Appointments Become the Norm
A chain of CEO secondments in the North East exposes deeper questions about stability, succession planning, and the NHS’s ability to navigate change.
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