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Six new NHS trusts across England will receive funding for groundbreaking trial of artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose prostate cancer quicker.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital is trialing a test that could reduce burden on the NHS by predicting sepsis in patients.
Advice to the Prime Minister on how government can increase the contribution of science and technology for the sustainability of the UK’s health and care system
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid officially opens the new centrepiece of the UK’s testing infrastructure, the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory.
Public urged to continue using NHS COVID-19 app as changes made will result in fewer close contacts being advised to self-isolate.
This work will help ensure the safety of medicines and devices that reach the UK public and health service.
National Data Guardian, Dr Nicola Byrne, talks about the importance of listening well, prompted by a citizens' jury deliberation in which members of the public explored data sharing during the pandemic.
UK Life Sciences Vision sets 10-year strategy for sector to solve some of the biggest healthcare problems of our generation, including cancer and dementia.
Genomic sequencing has made a crucial contribution to the fight against the virus by rapidly identifying variants of concern, understanding transmission and slowing their spread.
Patients to have better access and greater control over their health and care data under new proposals.
Over 6 million NHS patients can now benefit from easy access to personalised medical services, as well as access to COVID-19 vaccination status for travel via the NHS App.
Thirty-eight new pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) projects announced to help revolutionise care and accelerate diagnosis.
Over 1.3 million new people have registered to use the NHS App since the addition of COVID-19 vaccine status was announced on 7 May.
New actions set out today position the UK as the most advanced genomic healthcare system in the world, and will create jobs.
A rapid call, launched in response to COVID-19, has trialled and installed a new method which cuts costs and cleaning times across the Welsh Ambulance Service
The government has invited the UK’s world-leading innovators to help design a new ‘space age’ hospital
Nurses and other healthcare students will benefit from expanded virtual training, and the launch of a new national critical care qualification for qualified nurses.
Speech by Minister for Innovation Lord Bethell at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network National Industry Event.
A tribute to Dame Fiona Caldicott, the first National Data Guardian, whose work over many years leaves a lasting legacy for patients and service users.
Thousands of patients to benefit from smartphone app that allows them to transmit results to their GP in minutes without leaving home.
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