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Blood transfusion at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) live with Clinisys™ WinPath

Critical service adopts the latest Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to support the transfusion laboratory testing and distribution of blood components and blood products for the population of ABUHB

The Blood Transfusion service at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has gone live with Clinisys™ WinPath in a first of type deployment in Wales.

The

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Why the government needs to borrow a ‘startup mentality’ to innovate better

While governments can’t afford to mimic the startup model entirely – nor should it with the margin for error far narrower – what they can and should do, argues Dr Jon Rimmer, Chief Experience Officer at Mercator Digital, is borrow key traits to improve innovation

Right now, governments are under a huge amount of

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AI helps ED doctors spot fractures as Northern Ireland deploys BoneView through Sectra 

Emergency departments and minor injury units across Northern Ireland are now benefitting from AI that helps clinicians accurately and efficiently identify bone fractures – deployed rapidly and at scale through Sectra Amplifier Services.

Sectra Amplifier Services, provided by Northern Ireland’s enterprise imaging partner Sectra, enables healthcare organisations to integrate AI tools directly into their

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The UK’s Rising Spine-Health Burden: Why Back and Neck Pain Are Now a Public-Sector Priority

By Anthony Ghosh, MD FRCSMR

Anthony Ghosh

Back and neck pain are often framed as inevitable features of modern life, an individual inconvenience rather than a collective challenge. Yet new evidence shows that spinal health has become one of the UK’s most significant, yet under-recognised, public-sector issues. Affecting nearly one in five adults, spine-related

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LIECHTENSTEIN’S SPECTRUM AWARD TO OPEN COSMOS PROPELS EUROPE IN THE SPACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE RACE

The Principality of Liechtenstein has awarded its High Priority Ka-band radio spectrum filings to the space mission company, Open Cosmos, enabling it to build and operate its new sovereign LEO broadband satellite constellation.

The spectrum rights, which are an important geo-political asset for Europe, marks a significant step forward in the company’s quest to

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Believ welcomes PAS 1899 review and advocates for improved accessibility for EV charging 

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge Point Operator (CPO) Believ is welcoming the BSI PAS 1899 review and updated recommendations as an important milestone in industry coming together to improve access of EV charging for all drivers, including those with diverse accessibility needs. 

Three years on from the publication of the PAS 1899 accessible charging guidance, a comprehensive

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The Cyber Security & Resilience Act: How to avoid rip and replace in legacy systems

Shannon Simpson

By Shannon Simpson, CEO, Cyro Cyber

The Cyber Security & Resilience Act (CSR) is making its way through Parliament in 2026. Assurance will no longer be enough with the new Act. For too long cyber security it has been an underfunded, poorly-supported, tick-box measure. The arrival of the CSR Act will change

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Cyber-Attacks: A Year in Review, A Better WAN Tomorrow

By David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks

David Trossell

Over the last couple of years, there has been a surge in cyber-attacks. Major incidents have occurred, impacting UK firms like Marks and Spencer’s (M&S), Co-op, and one of the most disruptive, JLR – Jaguar Land Rover. Even data centres were not immune to

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Happy New WAN: Protecting Data Into 2026

By David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks

Only a few days away now from New Year’s Day again, fireworks and all. Hopefully, it’ll be a happy and prosperous one for everyone. Unfortunately, cyber-attacks aren’t about fun, prosperity and good will. Of course cyber-criminals might celebrate the new year if their scams and attacks

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Believ welcomes PAS 1899 review and advocates for improved accessibility for EV charging 

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge Point Operator (CPO) Believ is welcoming the BSI PAS 1899 review and updated recommendations as an important milestone in industry coming together to improve access of EV charging for all drivers, including those with diverse accessibility needs. 

Three years on from the publication of the PAS 1899 accessible charging guidance, a comprehensive

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Digital skills passports: Building trust in construction’s most important asset — People

By Paul Devlin, CEO, Causeway Technologies

Paul Devlin

Every crane, cable and concrete pour on a modern construction site is tracked in real time. Yet in the main, the proof of the skills behind them still lives on plastic cards and paper certificates. In a digital age, that’s our weakest link.

While design coordination,

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Forbes launches new service to help social landlords meet Awaab’s Law obligations 

Siobhan Hardy

Lancashire-headquartered Forbes Solicitors has launched an innovative new ‘Awaab’s Law Compliance Service’, in response to rising instances of social landlords facing obstructions when trying to carry out their obligations. 

Awaab’s Law, which came into force on October 27 this year, mandates that social landlords must respond promptly and efficiently to reports of damp,

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Highland advisory board discussion: The single patient record

A new attempt to create a national, longitudinal health record was one of the big ideas in the 10 Year Health Plan. However, the use case and architecture is far from clear, and there are some big commercial issues to address with health tech vendors.

The NHS has a troubled history when it comes to

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AXREM and Highland extend partnership to drive growth and visibility for the UK’s diagnostic health tech sector

Mark Venables

UK trade association AXREM and health tech growth specialist Highland have extended their partnership for two further years, reaffirming a shared commitment to supporting growth across the UK’s diagnostic and health technology markets.

AXREM represents member companies that collectively provide the majority of diagnostic medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment used in UK

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The WAN You Want: The Data Centre Magic of Christmas

Graham Jarvis

By Graham Jarvis, Freelance Business and Technology Journalist

It’s that time of year again. The festive Christmas lights are about to be turned on in the high streets to welcome shoppers, enticing them to buy presents for their loved ones. However, not all the festive commerce occurs in physical stores. Adobe reports

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The future is connected healthcare – How IoMT ecosystems can solve medication non-adherence

By Mark Scrivens, FPT UK Chief Executive Officer, FPT Corporation

Mark Scrivens

Although diagnosis can be one of the great challenges in healthcare, once a healthcare plan is developed, we naturally assume that patients take the medications that clinicians prescribe for them. However, this could not be further from reality. In fact, medication non-adherence

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RAPID £140 MILLION BOOST FOR DRONE AND COUNTER-DRONE TECH FROM NEWLY-FORMED UK DEFENCE INNOVATION

Defence Secretary John Healey

Britain’s Armed Forces will be better equipped, and small British defence businesses will grow rapidly as the Government boosts investment into innovative drone systems this year.

UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) – launched earlier this year – will inject over £142 million rapid investment into drones and anti-drone weapons this year, its first year in operation.

This

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The whole nation ‘must step up’ to deter Russian threat of wider war in Europe

Reporter: Stuart Littleford

The head of the Armed Forces will issue a rallying cry this evening to the nation to build Britain’s resilience in the face of growing threats and uncertainty.

The Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton will set out how a whole-nation response is needed in a more volatile and uncertain world.

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Key cyber predictions for the public sector in 2026

By Richard LaTulip, Field Chief Information Security Officer at Recorded Future

Richard LaTulip

The shape of cybersecurity in the public sector will depend less on how many attacks happen and more on how well agencies can see, manage, and control their systems. Managing vulnerabilities, updating account systems, and using Artificial Intelligence (A)I to support

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How experiential learning is defining a new era in Government learning

By Lawrie Day, CEO at Cognitas Global

Today’s public sector organisations face unprecedented challenges in training and development. Despite real world risks such as cyber breaches greater than ever before, the UK Government and public sector departments are under pressure to achieve more with less in terms of training their people, stretching limited budgets

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