Wes Streeting

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23 September 2024

More than half of acute trusts signed up to the NHS FDP

More than half of acute trusts have signed up to the NHS federated data platform, surpassing the target of 71
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5 September 2024

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers adaptive brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and a £400m investment in UK clinical trials.
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30 July 2024

Poor IT systems factored in CQC failings, says DHSC report

Significant challenges with IT systems, most notably the provider portal, have contributed to failings at CQC, says DHSC report.
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17 July 2024

DHSC announces ministers responsible for digital and MedTech

The junior ministers responsible for digital, data and MedTech within the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have been
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16 July 2024

UK ranks lowest internationally for number of scanners per million

The UK continues to have lowest number of MRI units, CT and PET scanners per million population amongst comparator countries,
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DHSC
16 July 2024

UK faces £5.4bn trade deficit for MedTech products

The UK had a trade deficit in MedTech products of £5.4 billion in 2023, government figures reveal.
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Wes Streeting
10 July 2024

Wes Streeting: We can make Britain a powerhouse for MedTech

Health secretary Wes Streeting has pledged that the new government will “make Britain a powerhouse for life sciences and medical
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Labour
5 July 2024

General election 2024: Health tech leaders react to Labour victory

We asked health tech leaders for their reactions to Labour’s victory in the general election and what the focus should
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Wes Streeting at the MJA
19 June 2024

Wes Streeting slams ‘glacial’ pace of FDP adoption

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has criticised the “glacial” pace of adoption of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP).
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12 June 2024

Digital choices facing Wes Streeting

Can the next secretary of state for health and social care find a way to ‘move the dial’ on digital?
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