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HSJ LocalRevealed: 33,000 patients had data stolen in trust cyber attack
A hospital provider has admitted that confidential patient information relating to almost 33,000 of its patients was stolen and shared on the dark web, two years after the cyberattack took place.
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NewsRetail exec to lead NHS digital trust
A senior retail sector executive has been appointed the first chair of NHS Online, the digital-only trust which was formally launched today.
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NewsThe 50 most influential people for NHS tech in 2026: The full list
Top 10 1. Lawrence Tallon, CEO, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Mr Tallon is leading the MHRA into a new and challenging era. The regulator had fallen behind on overseeing artificial intelligence and other technology, and the former Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust deputy chief ...
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NewsRegulator boss named top NHS tech leader
HSJ’s first top 50 list of tech influencers shows how diverse and diffuse power is in this sector.
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CommentThe government’s new cyber bill has forgotten the NHS
Two bills announced in the King’s Speech deal with issues of vital importance to the NHS and its use of new technology. The fact that neither mentions the other is a huge missed opportunity
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NewsTrusts begin EPR rollouts after NHSE-imposed delays
Three trusts have begun rolling out their electronic patient record systems months later than planned after NHS England forced them to delay.
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CommentWe must shake up data sharing to deliver neighbourhood health
The success of neighbourhood health cannot depend on ambition alone. Governance, accountability, and digital coordination across fragmented NHS organisations are all required
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NewsRevealed: NHSE project to put FDP into primary care
NHS England is exploring how to push the federated data platform into primary and community care.
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CommentStaff must be trained to use AVT properly
Supplier registries for AVT tools are all very well, but are they the best way to reduce risk for trusts adopting the new technology?
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NewsRegulator ‘missing many AI incidents’
Safety concerns linked to AI voice tech are not being properly reported because many providers are unaware of the regulation system or too busy to use it, experts have told HSJ.
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NewsAI firm sues government over procurement decision
An AI scribing firm that also runs one of primary care’s most widely used GP triage platforms has filed a court claim against the government over a procurement decision.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: CQC demands answers over Southport attack data breach
The Care Quality Commission is investigating whether the trust where staff inappropriately viewed the records of Southport attack victims met its “duty of candour” after the provider was accused of a “cover up”, HSJ can reveal.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Who controls patients’ data?
This week, we talk more about the government’s plans for a new “single patient record” - the legislation for which was in last week’s Health Bill - and why primary care could be a stumbling block.
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NewsStaff dismissed for viewing Nottingham attack victims’ files
Eleven staff have been dismissed for inappropriately viewing the medical records of Nottingham stabbing victims without a clinical reason, a trust has revealed.
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NewsSmaller tech firms face NHS App ‘guillotine’
NHS England is planning to bring online consultation functionality in-house through the NHS App, potentially dismantling a market worth up to £32m a year, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: What the Health Bill is and is not
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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NewsGP tactics in contract dispute ‘really positive’, claims NHSE director
The British Medical Association’s advice that GPs audit the data sharing agreements they are involved in as part of the union’s dispute with government is actually “really positive” and a “helpful” thing to do, NHS England’s primary care director has said.
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News‘Operational efficiency’ AI tools part of new £900m procurement push
AI systems designed to reduce costs and improve outcomes through “workflow automation” have been included in an NHS procurement framework worth up to £900m.
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NewsRevealed: ‘Catastrophic’ gaps in tech regulation plans
Proposed amendments to UK medical device regulations are “a disgrace” and risk creating the lowest barrier to entry for high-risk AI devices in the developed world, sector experts have told HSJ.
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NewsSingle patient record could save £110m, says DHSC
The new single patient record will save £110m over the next 10 years, according to an impact assessment accompanying publication of the NHS bill.