NHS consortium champions AI research enabling faster, more accurate cancer diagnosis to improve patient outcomes The National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC), based out of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has gone live with a new hospital site. Bringing the total number of connected sites a
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, covers the appointment of Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the DHSC. As the latest batch of appointments following the formation by new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, of h
Machine learning is becoming an increasingly important part of modern healthcare, supporting faster analysis, earlier detection and more responsive medical devices. While these systems are often described as artificial intelligence, most are not the sentient, self-aware machines imagined by science
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, reports on a surprise double Ministerial appointment just emerging. New Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Minister gets second job at Department of Health and Social Ca
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, reports on the appointment of the final tranche of Ministers at the DHSC. The Government has announced the final tranche of appointments to Ministerial positions in the Depar
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, reports on the appointment of two Ministers of State at the DHSC. New UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has confirmed that Karin Smyth MP will remain as Minister of State in t
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, flags the appointment of a new Health Secretary. The UK’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has today announced the appointment of Yvette Cooper as his new Secretary of State
How can medical technology startups successfully navigate strict regulatory pathways without slowing down their path to market? In this interview from the Med-Tech Expo 2026 show floor, Laurie Rowe, Founder of Red MedTech breaks down why traditional “late-stage” compliance planning is a major commer
Lumiris, a pioneer in reproductive technology, has announced a major breakthrough in fertility science with the discovery of new biomarkers for assessing egg viability. This was made possible by using the company’s METAPHOR platform, marking a successful first application of the technology on human
Women have never had more digital tools and apps to monitor their bodies and their health, yet a major new study from Hertility, the UK & Ireland’s leading healthcare provider for women, reveals that nearly one in four (22%) don’t know their menstrual cycle length, and two in five trying to conceive
What happens when you take complex, flat 2D medical scans and transform them into highly accurate, tactile 3D models that surgeons can actually hold? In this interview, Editor Oli Johnson sits down with Jacqui O’Connor, founder and CEO of MedScan 3D and winner of the Med-Tech Expo 2026 PITCH competi
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, looks at the changing faces coming and going in the new Government. Lord Patrick Vallance has quit his post as Science Minister ahead of the coming Cabinet reshuffle. Lord Va
