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Posted: 01 june 2026

Why Exhibiting at GIANT Health Is One of the Most Effective Ways to Reach NHS Decision-Makers

In healthcare innovation, visibility alone is not enough. Startups, scaleups, and established health-tech companies are all competing for the same thing: meaningful access to NHS decision-makers, procurement teams, clinicians, and innovation leaders who can turn ideas into real-world adoption. But…

AI in Healthcare: From Hype to Real-World Impact Across the NHS

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future concept in healthcare — it is already reshaping how clinicians work, how patients are treated, and how health systems operate under pressure. But while the excitement around AI continues to grow, the real…

The Future Hospital Will Not Look Like Today’s Hospital

For decades, hospitals were designed around buildings, departments, and paper-based processes. But healthcare is changing rapidly. Rising patient demand, workforce shortages, digital transformation, and the shift toward preventative and community-based care are forcing healthcare leaders to rethink what a hospital…

Why Integrated Care Systems Will Define the Next Decade of the NHS

The future of healthcare will not be built by individual organisations working in isolation. As patient needs become more complex and pressure across services continues to grow, the NHS is increasingly moving toward integrated, collaborative models of care that connect…

Procurement Is Becoming One of the Biggest Drivers of NHS Innovation

When people talk about healthcare innovation, the focus often lands on AI, robotics, digital platforms, or breakthrough medical technologies. But behind every successful healthcare transformation sits another critical function: procurement. The reality is simple — innovation only creates impact when…

Why Healthcare Innovation Fails — And What the Industry Is Learning

Innovation in healthcare has never moved faster. Every year brings new AI tools, digital platforms, connected devices, and breakthrough technologies designed to improve patient care and reduce pressure on health systems. Yet despite enormous investment and promising ideas, many healthcare…

The Future Hospital Is Already Taking Shape — Here’s What We’re Seeing Across Healthcare

Healthcare is no longer changing in small steps. Across hospitals, health systems, startups, and policy discussions, we are seeing a complete rethink of how care is delivered, managed, and experienced. From AI-powered clinical workflows to digitally connected hospital infrastructure, the…

‘Research here is world class’: son of Steve Jobs looks to invest in UK cancer care

Reed Jobs is keen for his $1bn venture capital fund Yosemite to make a difference. The 34-year-old runs an oncology-focused venture capital fund that manages more than $1bn in assets, and is in the UK looking for investment opportunities. Read…

Routine NHS access to spinal muscular atrophy treatments offers new hope for patients and families

SMA is a rare, inherited condition that causes progressive muscle weakness, affecting movement, breathing and swallowing. People living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in England are set to gain routine access to two potentially life-changing treatments, following our publication of final…

Insomnia Tied to Greater Somatic and Psychological Symptom Burden in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Insomnia affected more than one third of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and was primarily driven by psychological distress and somatic comorbidities rather than gastrointestinal symptom severity alone. Patients with IBS and insomnia experienced more severe somatic and psychological symptoms and had impaired quality…

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo an international emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. Early symptoms include fever, muscle pain, fatigue, headache and sore throat, and are followed by vomiting, diarrhoea,…

Meeting an AI doctor before a real-life consultation can improve cancer patients' understanding and reduce stress

The patients who watched the personalized AI avatar videos showed better understanding of their treatment plan, a greater ability to engage with health care decisions, and reduced stress compared to those who watched the standard educational video. Read more here.

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