DHC CEO and UK MD Dinner July 2025

The Digital Healthcare Council today welcomes the Government's ambitious 10-Year Health Plan for England, particularly its commitment to transforming healthcare delivery through digital innovation and neighbourhood-based care.

While technical capabilities are essential, even the most sophisticated systems will only work when they're designed and implemented with human factors at their core.

The Government has announced significant NHS funding increases in its Spending Review 2025

Should digital health technologies be paid for "like medicines" through central reimbursement?

A thought-provoking new report from Re:State think tank has been published today.

A small but important (and commonly overlooked) factor in the gap between innovation theory and reality

The emerging concept of "neighbourhood health providers" as a direction of travel

As demand for mental health support grows, digital solutions offer compelling advantages

What makes this trend particularly interesting is the central role of patient agency

If we treat NHS leaders as fair game for public ridicule

ICBs Slim Down, Trusts Step Up - implications for digital health?

NHS Financial Directions 2025–26: What Digital Health Companies Need to Know

Digital Innovation and the 10YHP - views from a network of delivery partners

There are several areas where digital and tech solutions could significantly improve the working lives of NHS staff

The announcement of NHS England's abolition represents a significant shift in how the NHS will be run

Main changes and some key opportunities for digital and tech providers in the new contract

Do challenges facing the NHS create fertile ground for populist movements? What are the implications of this?

Alternative funding mechanisms can still enable valuable digital health partnerships in the NHS

This week, I attended an interesting event with the DHSC team working on the 10YHP