Building Better Healthcare has taken a look at significant digital health initiatives, as well as contract wins and technology deployments, across the NHS and healthcare providers during the first month of 2026.
Across the NHS and wider healthcare market, there is a focus on technologies that increase resilience, automation, data-driven prevention and improved patient experience.
This spans secure infrastructure, AI-enabled diagnostics, digital neurodiversity pathways, patient-facing technologies, and more.
The following round-up is organised by the primary focus of each initiative, providing a clear view of where digital innovation is driving measurable impact.
AI diagnostics and clinical decision support
AI fracture detection: Emergency departments and minor injury units across Northern Ireland have rolled out Gleamer’s BoneView AI via Sectra Amplifier Services to support fracture detection, helping clinicians review more than 300,000 bone X-rays each year, with further imaging use cases under consideration.
Cancer blood test: PinPoint Data Science will showcase its AI-enabled multi-cancer blood test at WHX Dubai 2026. Developed with the NHS in England, the test uses machine learning and routine blood biomarkers to support earlier diagnosis following a five-year real-world evaluation.
AI clinical knowledge platform: Eolas Medical has raised $12m in Series A funding to scale its AI-enabled clinical knowledge platform across the NHS and internationally, supporting point-of-care access to organisation-specific guidance.
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