The government and Eli Lilly have committed £85 million to twelve technology-driven obesity care projects across the UK, from AI triage in East Anglia to round-the-clock WhatsApp coaching in Kent. Continue reading The £85 Million Bet on Getting Obesity Care Out of the Clinic and Into the Community
Greater Manchester has launched a multi-million-pound innovation cluster to accelerate the development and deployment of wearable health technology, backed by public funding and commercial investment. Continue reading Manchester NHS Trust Leads £11m Push to Bring Wearable Remote Monitoring Into Community Care
The MHRA has launched a first-of-its-kind AI regulatory sandbox to test whether artificial intelligence can predict how medicines behave in the body and catch safety risks that existing methods routinely miss. Continue reading MHRA Opens AI Sandbox to Tackle Drug Reactions Costing NHS £2 Billion a Year
Keir Starmer walked away from Downing Street on 22 June 2026 after nearly two years of turbulent NHS reform, a bitterly contested data platform deal, and a social care agenda that never found its footing. Continue reading Kier Starmer’s Stained NHS Legacy and the Palantir Problem
Wales’s new administration has moved quickly to signal its health priorities, committing £145 million in additional NHS funding and launching twin summits on primary care and graduate employment.
Continue reading Wales Pledges £145 Million for NHS as New Government Targets Waiting Times and Workforce
A campaign has launched a formal petition calling on Health Secretary James Murray to reject proposals to significantly curtail NHS recruitment and use artificial intelligence to fill the gap. Continue reading Campaign Group Calls On New Health Secretary To Reject NHS AI Workforce Plan
Medway NHS Foundation Trust has won a new national NHS Excellence Award for its SMART Acute Virtual Hospital, a service delivering hospital-level care to patients in their own homes. Continue reading Kent Virtual Ward Saves Nearly 5,000 Bed Days In Three Months
The MHRA has published the findings of its most extensive public engagement programme on artificial intelligence in healthcare, drawing on contributions from patients, clinicians, industry and civil society across the UK. Continue reading Patients Back AI In Healthcare But Demand Oversight, Transparency And Human Control
The government has launched a consultation on sweeping new workplace rights for unpaid carers, including paid carer’s leave and a protected right to return to employment after intensive caring periods. Continue reading New Rights For Unpaid Carers Proposed As Ministers Launch Landmark Workplace Consultation
Wales has become the first UK nation to provide NHS-funded, nationwide digital support for gambling harms with no GP referral required. Continue reading Wales Becomes First UK Nation To Offer NHS Digital Gambling Support Nationwide
