Governance and public consultation need work before rule change goes ahead A group overseeing UK health data sharing has advised the government not to expand legal rules allowing access to patient information introduced during the Covid pandemic until there has been further public consultation....

Thousands of order lines not picked, causing delays to hospital deliveries A state-owned company that handles 4.5 billion ($5.7 billion) annual spending on behalf of the NHS has suffered 35 high-priority computer system alerts in 2024, leading to delays in shipping thousands of products to UK hospitals....