Policymakers
The MHRA has published its 2030 strategy to speed up access to treatments, strengthen patient safety and modernise healthcare regulation. Published on 14 October 2026, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's strategy responds to advances in AI, personalised medicine and digital healthcare. Its priorities include faster clinical trial assessments, greater use of health data [...]
The UK AI minister will call for tougher safeguards on frontier AI systems as he announces plans to strengthen Britain's cyber defences. Kanishka Narayan will urge developers of the most advanced AI models to do more to ensure their safety. He will also argue that Britain cannot rely entirely on technology companies to police their [...]
Tom Watson has warned against “mob rule” in public procurement as pressure grows over Palantir contracts, including a £330m NHS software deal. The former Labour deputy leader, who recently joined Palantir as a senior vice-president, said ministers could get themselves “in a lot of trouble” over concerns about the government working with the company. Palantir [...]
The UK AI supercomputer planned for Loughton will miss its 2027 launch and could be delayed into the mid-2030s because of power supply problems. The Essex datacentre was announced in 2025 and was expected to begin operating in 2027, but concerns have emerged over whether sufficient electricity will be available in time. The site is [...]
An OpenAI agent accessed public and non-public data on Australia’s Medicare portal during a health research task in June, officials have said. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said the tech firm did not alert the Australian government to the breach until 10 September, when the company sent an email to a generic public mailbox. He [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for tighter ethics oversight of AI health research, warning that existing safeguards may not always be equipped to address novel risks. The organisation says artificial intelligence is changing how health data are analysed, research is conducted and new technologies are developed and evaluated. It warns that AI-related research [...]
Plans to limit formal ADHD diagnosis have been criticised as “rationing” NHS care ahead of a government review expected next week. The review is expected to recommend that people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms should not automatically receive a formal diagnosis, but instead be triaged and offered support based on their needs. Under the [...]
Safety and accuracy should be prioritised over speed and innovation when regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, according to new research from the Health Foundation. The report, The public’s views on the regulation of AI in health care, found that while people recognise the potential for AI to improve NHS services, they want strong [...]
AI could be introduced into the NHS under staged 'L-plate' authorisations as part of recommendations designed to balance faster adoption with patient safety. The proposed system would allow new AI models to operate under close supervision and tight safeguards while demonstrating their safety and performance in real-world healthcare settings. Other recommendations include continuous monitoring of [...]
Global medical imaging company United Imaging Healthcare has received CE mark certification for its uCT SiriuX and uCT SiriuX Ultrix scanners, clearing the systems for commercial availability across Europe. The company, whose European operations are based in Rotterdam, describes the two systems as the world's first dual wide-coverage computed tomography (CT) family. The scanners are [...]
