Joe Talora

The current leader of the Department of Health and Social Care has been appointed as the prime minister's most senior official and head of the service.

The NHS should no longer do business with leading tech supplier Epic unless future iterations of its technology work with the NHS App, a senior government advisor has warned.

HSJ can reveal the 17 members of the digital, data and technology working group which is helping to shape the government's 10-year health plan, who include six local NHS leaders.

The national Federated Data Platform will be used to train AI models for future use by the NHS, according to NHS England's chief data and analytics officer.

The chair of an integrated care board in the south west is set to step down and take on a similar role at two trusts in a neighbouring system.

The majority of patients awaiting elective treatment will be able to view and manage their appointment through the NHS app by spring 2026, according to new targets set by the government.

A national tech chief is set to step down in the spring after less than two years in the role.

Hackers are claiming to have stolen - and are offering for sale - personal details of about 171,000 foreign nationals working in the UK healthcare sector from the Home Office.

Hackers are claiming to have stolen - and are offering for sale - personal details of around 200 foreign nationals working in the UK healthcare sector from the Home Office.

The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders' priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.