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CommentWhy the NHS chooses to downplay cyber attacks
Improving NHS cyber resilience requires governance systems that acknowledge how people actually communicate and decide under pressure, writes Vsevolod Shabad
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NewsTrust launches legal battle with consultant who led AI research
A trust is pursuing legal action against a former consultant who led the development of high-profile clinical AI research.
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NewsMajor NHS IT supplier quadruples profits
One of two dominant IT providers to general practice has recorded a profit quadruple that of the previous year.
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NewsLack of shared patient records linked to mother’s death
The lack of a single patient record across a system led to failures in information sharing, which contributed to a mother’s death, a coroner has concluded.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: What’s in store for the NHS in 2026?
It’s time for the HSJ team to take stock and make their predictions for what the new year could bring for the NHS, from the survival of Healthwatch, to why the NHS App could be in for a tough year.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Squeaky clean data
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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CommentChristmas means cyber attacks
The NHS’s annual December stress test reveals a fundamental flaw in cyber governance: when competing pressures from security teams, IT departments, clinical services and boards collide, critical vulnerabilities are identified but cannot be addressed, creating a predictable pattern of unresolved risk
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NewsFDP AI tool at centre of regulatory row
A federated data platform AI discharge tool hailed as “potentially transformational” by Wes Streeting is at the centre of a spiralling regulatory row, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Holding hands together
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 ...
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Data saves lives (and money)
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. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentDoes the NHS need to make digital integration so hard?
The integration of NHS login with the Digital Health Passport platform will help transform medication adherence and self-management for young people with conditions such as asthma and epilepsy, writes Matt Bourne
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News‘Full benefit’ of FDP only reaching a handful of trusts, says NHSE
A maximum of 16 trusts are currently using all the “core” parts of the £1bn national federated data platform, which according to NHS England would give them the most benefit from it.
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NewsEx-health secretary buys NHS data firm
A former health secretary’s company has bought health data firm Dr Foster, with plans to return to its practice of highlighting poor quality care in the NHS.
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NewsBaby’s death linked to EPR disruption
A trust has linked the stillbirth of a baby to the disruption that followed the launch of an electronic patient record.
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NewsNHSE director vows to ‘turn off’ funding for wasteful IT systems
NHS England will intensify its crackdown on wasteful technology spending next year as part of “radically different” approach to funding, a national director has said.
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NewsFinancial ‘game playing’ won’t be tolerated, says NHSE director
A senior NHS England director has warned “game playing” must be stopped for next year’s financial plans.
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CommentThe cyber security risk you are (probably) overlooking
The new assessment framework strengthens NHS cyber security, but increased recognition of the impact of staff behaviour is vital if the service is to be properly protected
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CommentEffective remote monitoring requires much more than choosing the right tech
A major evaluation of remote blood pressure monitoring reveals 10 key lessons for the NHS, highlighting that effective implementation requires more than just deploying technology – it needs systems that patients and staff trust, understand and value
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Digital teams can’t keep up – and are being cut
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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NewsExclusive: EPRs pose ‘persistent’ threat to patient safety
Electronic patient record systems pose “persistent” risks to patients and have directly contributed to several incidents of harm, a national safety watchdog has found.