Blood test trial aims to transform Alzheimer’s diagnosis in UK
BBC - 11-Sep-2025UCL-led study tests p-tau217 blood marker to boost accuracy and speed of dementia detection
NHS England
National Health Service (NHS) in England
There are seven regional teams that support the commissioning of healthcare services for different parts of the country.
Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we promote high quality health and care for all, and support NHS organisations to work in partnership to deliver better outcomes for our patients and communities, at the best possible value for taxpayers and to continuously improve the NHS. We are working to make the NHS an employer of excellence and to enable NHS patients to benefit from world-leading research, innovation and technology.
To deliver the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England will balance national direction with local autonomy to secure the best outcomes for patients.
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Details last updated 19-Jul-2022
NHS England News
AI tool boosts NHS patient interaction by nearly 25%
Independent - 04-Sep-2025Trial shows Tortus cuts admin time, shortens visits, and speeds up emergency care
Can organ transplants really push human lifespan beyond 100?
BBC - 04-Sep-2025Advances in transplant science promise longer, healthier lives—but not immortality yet
Neuralink’s brain implant begins UK trials with UCL and NHS partners
Interesting Engineering - 01-Aug-2025Paralysed patients in UK to test chip that lets them control devices with their thoughts
AI and mobile units boost early lung cancer detection in the NHS
NHS England - 01-Aug-2025AI flagged 40K+ scans/month, avoided 1,400 CTs, and helped detect 2,000 lung cancers early
NHS to sequence DNA of all newborns in groundbreaking genomic health plan
BBC - 21-Jun-2025Plan to map all babies' DNA by 2030; aims to spot 7,000 rare diseases with early interventions
NHS becomes first to approve ‘Trojan Horse’ drug for blood cancer treatment
Independent - 13-Jun-2025New therapy Blenrep offers hope by tripling remission time in multiple myeloma patients
Robots set to revolutionise surgery across the NHS
Independent - 11-Jun-2025By 2035, 90% of keyhole surgeries will be robot-assisted, cutting recovery times and hospital stays
NHS rolls out world-first DNA blood test to personalise cancer treatment
The Guardian - 29-May-2025New liquid biopsy accelerates targeted cancer treatment
AI model trained on NHS data predicts future health risks
Independent - 07-May-2025Foresight AI enables early predictions and personalized prevention strategies
Inside Foresight: the NHS AI model stirring privacy debate
New Scientist - 07-May-2025A powerful new health algorithm promises early disease prediction, but raises ethical alarms
AI-powered 3D heart scans revolutionize cardiac care in the NHS
NHS England - 06-May-2025Revolutionary scans reduce invasive tests and save millions for the NHS
PharosAI: pioneering AI to transform cancer care
King’s College London - 11-Feb-2025Harnessing NHS data to accelerate diagnosis and drug discovery
End-of-life care in the UK is failing patients, report warns
The Guardian - 05-Feb-2025Campaigners call for more hospice and home care funding to reduce hospital deaths
AI takes on breast cancer: NHS launches landmark screening trial
BBC - 04-Feb-2025AI-powered screenings could transform breast cancer diagnosis in the UK
NHS launches groundbreaking sickle cell gene therapy
BBC - 31-Jan-2025Transforming lives with a groundbreaking cure for sickle cell disease
UK launches world-first genetic surveillance system to combat future pandemics
Independent - 30-Jan-2025Revolutionizing disease detection to safeguard against future health threats
Superbugs from Ukraine’s battlefield pose global health threat
Metro - 21-Jan-2025Drug-resistant infections could strain the NHS without urgent action and preparation
Patients Know Best secures funding to advance digital health records
Digital Health - 07-Jan-2025Funding supports NHS digitalisation goals and global expansion of personal health record platform
Breakthrough blood test: government invests in early cancer detection
The Guardian - 05-Oct-2024Innovative £120 test could identify 12 common cancers, revolutionizing patient care and saving lives
NHS electronic patient record systems have caused significant patient harm, including deaths
BBC - 30-May-2024Problems range from unsent medical letters to inaccessible vital information
