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NewsFDP benefits were overestimated by £1.7bn
Government is now estimating the long-term cost-benefit of the federated data platform at £1.7bn less than the figure given by NHS England a year ago.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The true cost of the FDP
HSJ Health Check covers two significant tech stories – the latest on the federated data platform, and safety concerns over AI – and the threat to rural maternity units.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Digital front door… plus paper
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentBurnham should play one of Britain’s best cards
Britain cannot grow its economy while poor health keeps people out of work. The next 10-year plan must put health at the heart of economic strategy
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NewsProbe into hospital AI safety launched
AI tools that are already being rolled out across the NHS face an investigation by the national safety body.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Maternity versus digital
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Blindsided NHSE bosses to launch snooping probe
Blindsided NHS England bosses have ordered a “thorough investigation” into the trust at the centre of a scandal involving staff inappropriately accessing patients’ records, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExecs told to own risks of AI scribes
NHS England has told trust boards to take direct responsibility for the safety of AI scribe technology, as national regulatory standards for the tools are lowered.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Patients forgotten in the rush?
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: More dissent on FDP benefits
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Joe Talora and Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsProviders warned over use of AI to contest contract awards
Private and NHS care providers that lean too heavily on AI to draft complaints about contract awards risk having their submissions returned or even rejected, the competition watchdog has warned.
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NewsJail for scammer who secured string of NHS management jobs
A scammer who lied to secure 13 NHS management and admin jobs – including at NHS England and NHS Digital – has been jailed for four years.
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CommentWe are shutting nurses out of the AI conversation
AI will transform healthcare, but leaving nurses out of its design could undermine both adoption and patient care
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NewsWatchdog warns NHSE over FDP effectiveness claims
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care have been told to involve their statistical teams more closely in any claims they make about the effectiveness of the federated data platform and to improve the accuracy of communications about the controversial IT system.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: AVT becomes latest weapon in battle between NHS and unhappy patients
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ella Devereux and Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentThe FDP’s murky accountability arrangements need clarifying
As the NHS prepares to make a billion-pound decision on its Federated Data Platform, questions about security accountability, failed assurances, and the absence of a tested exit plan demand answers before the February 2027 break clause arrives
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NewsSlow down shift to neighbourhoods, says GP leader
Plans to introduce neighbourhood provider contracts next year should be “reconsidered”, the Royal College of GPs’ president has told HSJ.
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CommentIf ‘value’ is to have a greater role in buying decisions, we first need to measure it
The Department of Health’s new value-based procurement framework is a necessary and welcome step, but omits clear accountability for outcomes and the data infrastructure to track them
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CommentWithout better data, the NHS will squander the opportunities offered by AI
AI promises to transform healthcare, but fragmented data systems and inconsistent governance remain the biggest barriers to safe, effective, and trustworthy implementation across the NHS
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Getting AVT out there
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.