Palantir lobbied Scottish Labour MP to extend reach of AI in NHS Palantir lobbied a Scottish Labour MP to consider extending its AI technology into GP records in England, according to reports The National (Scotland) · Nov 10
Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records Exclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platform The Guardian - UK · Nov 9
DVLA could be scrapped as Andy Burnham plots huge shake-up The changes could see DVLA merged with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) The Independent UK · Nov 9
Cancer diagnoses in England hit record high of more than 1,000 people a day While NHS is identifying more cases, it is failing to meet timescale targets on diagnosis and treatment, experts say The Guardian - UK · Nov 5
Palantir AI tech unused or little used by 29 NHS trusts said to be benefiting from it Exclusive: Gap between NHS claim and trusts’ comments described as ‘very misleading’ by senior health official The Guardian - UK · Nov 2
New A&E warning system to launch in NHS hospitals across England NHS England said this is the first time the National Paediatric Early Warning System (Pews) will be used in A&E The Independent UK · Nov 2
World’s largest early warning system for severe child illness to launch in NHS A&Es across England Paediatric early warning system (Pews) uses a vital signs scoring system to assess whether a child is deteriorating The Guardian - UK · Nov 2
Firework warning as data shows rise in number of people admitted to hospital NHS England said there were 85 firework-related hospital admissions in England last November, up from 60 the year before. Evening Standard · Oct 31
Thousands of patients unable to access GPs online after collapse of tech firm Silicon Practice ran the digital tool FootFall, which it advertised as reducing patient phone calls to practices by 30%. Evening Standard · Oct 29
What to do if you are unable to access your GP surgery after websites go offline IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 29
Hundreds of GP surgery websites crash after provider goes into administration Silicon Practice filed for administration earlier this month after facing financial difficulties The Independent UK · Oct 29
Hundreds of NHS GP Websites Go Offline After Website Provider Runs Into Financial Trouble Hundreds of GP practices across England and Wales have lost websites and online services after Silicon Practice entered administration, prompting warnings that patient requests may not have been received. International Business Times UK · Oct 29
Thousands of patients accidentally removed from NHS waiting lists The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) says the electronic system ’was not designed to manage the current volume of referrals’ The Independent UK · Oct 22
Google outage LIVE: Recovery underway as cloud platform down hitting Revolut, Rightmove and other websites Chaos online as major internet outage takes down a range of websites and apps Evening Standard · Oct 20
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18 NHS England policy for trans people could have ‘a number of adverse impacts’, report finds Exclusive: rules on same-sex wards could lead to delays in care, discrimination and animosity between groups, finds internal assessment
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17 Palantir patient data tech rejected by many NHS trusts in England Exclusive: health bodies across country say controversial US firm’s data platform no better than systems already in use
The Times of India · Oct 15 NHS England bars trans women from female-only hospital wards under new guidance NHS England has issued new rules requiring hospitals to allocate single-sex wards and facilities according to biological sex rather than gender identity, changing the previous approach to accommodation for transgender patients and staff.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15 Trans women no longer to be placed on female-only wards under new NHS England guidance Rules mean single-sex wards, toilets and changing rooms will now be used by people based on their biological sex
Evening Standard · Oct 15 New NHS guidance confirms exclusion of trans women patients from female wards The new guidance for hospitals and staff comes 18 months after the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.
The Independent UK · Oct 15 Trans women barred from female hospital wards under new NHS guidance Trans rights groups say the rules will ‘push trans people away from accessing care’
Evening Standard · Oct 12 Most young people in London with mental health disorder ‘don’t receive a diagnosis’ - study The new study, published by experts at King’s College London examined data on young people in south London
The Independent UK · Oct 11 Millions to benefit from new NHS prescription change. Here’s what you need to do Aim of new service is to prevent unnecessary calls and premature visits to collect medication
Evening Standard · Oct 9 ADHD referrals soar in London as government review warns of overdiagnosis Number of people waiting for ADHD assessment in London jumps 72% in a year
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 NHS England mental health services review: what has it found and what does it recommend? Prof Peter Fonagy’s 607-page report is categoric that mental distress has increased substantially and ‘cannot be explained by greater awareness alone’
The Independent UK · Oct 8 Why England’s flu season could arrive early amid pressure on the NHS Health officials have warned that England could face an early flu season, with NHS England national medical director Professor Frankie Swords stating hospital admissions for the virus are the highest she can recall for this time of year. UK Health Security Agency figures show rising flu trends since August driven…