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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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11 March 2024

Health Secretary announces digital initiatives for NHS productivity

Secretary of State Victoria Atkins has renewed promises to digitise every hospital and extend use of the NHS app to
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15 June 2023

Government will ringfence money for health tech – Health Secretary

The UK government will protect money for health technology from budget cuts, Secretary of State for Health Steve Barclay said
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3 March 2023

AI awards help build evidence base for technologies – health secretary

In an exclusive column for Digital Health News, Health Secretary Steve Barclay says the government's investments in AI can help
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16 November 2022

Booking Covid jabs on NHS App coming this month says health secretary

Health secretary Steve Barclay has revealed that there are some big updates coming this month to the NHS App, including
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GP at desk
22 September 2022

Cloud-based telephone systems included in Thérèse Coffey’s patient plan

The new health secretary has laid out plans to help improve patient access to GP appointments, which includes the rollout
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7 September 2022

Thérèse Coffey appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by the new Prime Minister, Liz
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2 September 2022

Health secretary argues for scaled innovation and better use of the NHS App

In what could be his final address as health secretary, Steve Barclay set out the government’s priorities over the winter
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15 June 2022

Digital Health and Care plan to form part of Sajid Javid’s NHS vision

The health secretary is due to outline how the government is planning to tackle the Covid backlog, improve social care
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Data capture
13 June 2022

Government publishes final data strategy for healthcare

A new strategy has been launched by the government to drive transformation in health and care by reshaping the way
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