Alan Milburn was given a role at the Department of Health and Social Care and Wes Streeting announced the return of hospital league tables. Northern Ireland pushed on with its roll out of Clinisys WinPath.

Experts continued to digest the Budget. The government announced a partnership with a genome sequencing company to feed into an ‘early warning system’ for pandemics. Princess Alexandra Hospital went live with its EPR.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first Budget to the Commons, with a big increase in day-to-day NHS spending and some capital. Suppliers were pleased but warned the devil will be in the detail.

The government launches a public consultation on the future of the NHS. The banker chair of NHS England stands down. NICE recommends AI to detect broken bones in ED.

NHS Providers says trusts are facing an ‘exceptionally challenging environment’ for digital transformation. Pre-Budget lobbying ramps up. Nervecentre wins United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals.

NHS England warned there won’t be additional capacity or care packages this winter, as trusts declared critical incidents in the face of high demand. Trusts in West Yorkshire shared results across their pathology network using Clinisys ICE OpenNet.