As the UK Government refreshes its Women’s Health Strategy, a new nationally representative survey of 2,000 UK adults from the Health Tech Alliance (HTA), run by Clarity Global, reveals a serious disconnect between national policy and patient reality.
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Closing diagnostic gaps in women’s healthcare
Hermione Blakiston and Erica Kantor warn that delayed diagnosis is having a negative impact on outcomes for women, while placing an increased strain on healthcare services. They look at the potential of promising biomarkers in closing the ‘diagnosis gap’.
HealthTech: enabling future models of care
High on the agenda at EBME Expo 2026 will be the role of healthcare technology in enabling future models of care. Professor John Sandham, Chair of the EBME Expo, provides an insight into the hot topics that will be discussed at the event and some of the key challenges for the NHS.
Gynaecology data gaps see women’s health suffer
New analysis shows most NHS systems do not track outcomes, NICE adherence or pathways in gynaecology – despite more than 750,000 women waiting for care.
Could AI support expansion of nurse roles?
A major Cochrane review has found that nurses can safely and effectively deliver many aspects of hospital care traditionally provided by doctors. Tim Morris and Greta Westwood CBE PhD RN discuss how the nursing workforce could prepare for expanded roles with blended learning and AI‑informed decision‑making.
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