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Medical Technology Strategy

The Department of Health and Social Care is developing a Medical Technology Strategy to guide how the NHS adopts and integrates new medical devices, digital technologies, and regenerative medicine innovations. The strategy addresses digital transformation challenges, high-cost medical device commissioning, and AI regulation in healthcare, with coordination across NHS England and consideration of international regulatory frameworks.


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30 Jun 2023 | Government response linked

Without staff engagement in the entire process of introducing digital initiatives, digital transformation risks being perceived as an unwelcome, time-consuming imposition on an already over-stretched workforce. Co-designing digital initiatives with staff—including, but not limited to clinicians—is essential to ensure that these offer workable improvements to existing practices. The Department and NHS England must ensure that staff have the time and headspace to engage with this process.

Without staff engagement in the entire process of introducing digital initiatives, digital transformation risks being perceived as an unwelcome, time-consuming imposition on an already over-stretched workforce. Co-designing digital initiatives with staff—including, but not limited to clinicians—is e