Rob Thompson has been appointed chief digital, data and technology officer across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.

That’s why we regularly assess how digital technology is being adopted across the NHS. Two key tools help us do this: the Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) and the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) ...

The Digital Maturity Assessment helps providers and integrated care systems across England to understand their level of digital maturity by identifying key strengths and gaps in the provision of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UK's Labour government outlined its 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS in July 2025. Image credit: Nigel J. Harris via ...

NHS England is to set an “expectation” that staff working in digital healthcare are members of a professional body and registered with FEDIP.

Torbay and South Devon Hospital will become the second trust in the county to move to an electronic patient record using a ...

CHIME UK has long advocated for professionalisation, leadership development, and sustained investment in the digital workforce. Through its programmes, partnerships, and engagement with NHS leaders, ...

The NHS 10-year plan is ambitious and brave. However, Cheshire and Merseyside GP Tom Micklewright says limited funding ...

The latest attempt at digitally transforming the NHS has the potential to “be different”, but only if the government tackles challenges around workforce digital skills and legacy IT and ensures staff ...

NHS England awards a £33.6 million contract for digital vaccinations services contract to enhance vaccine management across ...

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is due to announce that tech bodies NHSX and NHS Digital will merge into NHS England as part of a major restructuring. In an internal email, seen by ...

UK health secretary Sajid Javid has set out a digital agenda to harness technological breakthroughs and drive transformation in the NHS and social care. Speaking at the HSJ Digital Transformation ...