# nhs england (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover nhs england. Page: Feed: --- ## [NHS England makes another privacy mess (and still hides abuses from patients)](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/nhs-england-makes-another-privacy) _2026-08-19 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ DH/E has second thoughts, then third ones… then…. ## [Robin Ince joins TransActual as first patron](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/08/19/robin-ince-joins-transactual-as-first-patron/) _2026-08-19 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ Comedian and poet Robin Ince has today announced that he has become the first-ever patron of TransActual, the UK’s largest trans-led advocacy organisation. Ince, who was for many years co-presenter \[…\] ## [TransActual launches biggest survey of trans community yet](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/08/12/transactual-launches-biggest-survey-of-trans-community-yet/) _2026-08-12 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ TransActual, the UK’s leading trans-advocacy organisation, has launched its biggest survey yet on the experiences of trans people living in the UK. The Trans Lives Survey 2026 aims to gather \[…\] ## [What we have won](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/08/05/what-we-have-won/) _2026-08-05 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ It was the largest trans protest in British history. We travelled from across the country to central London. We were joined by allies, especially cis gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people who recognised the importance of solidarity, of standing together in this moment. Wielding bright flags and banners, we gathered in unprecedented numbers. We to \[…\] ## [Joint statement on EHRC Code of Practice coming into effect](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/08/05/joint-statement-on-ehrc-code-of-practice-coming-into-effect/) _2026-08-05 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ TransActual, Scottish Trans and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance have published a joint statement on the updated Code of Practice: The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) Code of Practice for Services, \[…\] ## [Gig: Glasgow Summer! August bank holiday](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/08/04/gig-glasgow-summer-august-bank-holiday/) _2026-08-04 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ Following the success of A gig for Isaac (and it was a huge success! we raised £800), I’m very excited to announce Glasgow Summer, on Sunday 30 August. I am fully back my nonsense, once again co-organising the gig and playing a set with wormboys. Because why not. Also I made a ridiculous poster, for \[…\] ## [The previous Government's consultation on more data brokers – envisaging a future that is already past](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/the-previous-governments-consultation) _2026-08-04 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ DCMS under the new PM can see things differently ## [High Court rejects bid to stop puberty blocker trial moving forward](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/07/31/high-court-rejects-bid-to-stop-puberty-blocker-trial-moving-forward/) _2026-07-31 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ TransActual welcomes the High Court decision today to reject an attempt to stop the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial from moving ahead. This trial remains the only legal route for young \[…\] ## [NHS England is quietly changing how it records patient data – and we have questions](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/07/28/nhs-england-is-quietly-changing-how-it-records-patient-data-and-we-have-questions/) _2026-07-28 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ We are aware that NHS England is implementing a change to how it records patient data, prioritising ‘sex observed at birth’ over gender and other medically-relevant data. It is unclear \[…\] ## [The start of medConfidential’s Week Two briefing to Ministers](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/the-start-of-medconfidentials-week) _2026-07-27 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ It's what wasn't said, and what was implied as already decided that matters ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LEL48kbDy8ye) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Burnham’s Cabinet picks: A new direction on equalities must come from the top](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/07/21/burnhams-cabinet-picks-a-new-direction-on-equalities-must-come-from-the-top/) _2026-07-21 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Andy Burnham had a chance to choose a different path from his predecessor – but after announcing his new Cabinet picks, \[…\] ## [Public speaking workshop at Glasgow Solidarity Pride](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/07/15/public-speaking-workshop-at-glasgow-solidarity-pride/) _2026-07-15 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I’m very excited to be delivering a workshop on public speaking at the Glasgow Solidarity Pride Hub in the Pyramid at Anderston, this coming Saturday! My workshop will take place during the afternoon for about an hour (timings TBC). I’ll be focusing specifically on techniques for addressing a demonstration or public meeting. It’ll be very \[…\] ## [Stay put, or keep moving?](https://danielbower.com/2026/07/13/stay-put-keep-moving.html) _2026-07-13 · Daniel Bower_ In Night of the Living Dead (1968), George Romero’s horror classic, the driving tension between Ben and Harry is whether to fortify the ground floor of the farmhouse, or head to the cellar? And so the world was introduced to what would become a staple trope of the zombie sub-genre: stay put, or keep moving? What was particularly ingenious about Romero’s idea was that his films (and the many that… ## [A draft of NHS 2028 – The Trajectory of Current Decisions](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/a-draft-of-nhs-2028-the-trajectory) _2026-07-10 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ We’ve drafted some thoughts on the NHS app and the AI gatekeepers being imposed on GP, and all the predictable consequences that will come from that. ## [Ministers promised you’d control your data.](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/ministers-promised-youd-control-your) _2026-07-08 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ The Health Bill and NHS England say otherwise ## [Review: Re-framing in Friction, On Trans-inclusive Enactment of Gender Equality](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/07/06/review-re-framing-in-friction-on-trans-inclusive-enactment-of-gender-equality/) _2026-07-06 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I entered the board room with some trepidation, amidst a gaggle of nervous colleagues. We were followed by the LGBT Equality Champion, and the Interim Head of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. The room itself was relatively mundane. Some chairs sat around a set of rectangular tables. A blank screen was linked to a computer in \[…\] ## [The Coming NHS They Didn't Campaign On](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/the-coming-nhs-they-didnt-campaign) _2026-07-06 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ A new Prime Minister is coming. ## [Building a game with my 8yo using Claude Code](https://danielbower.com/2026/07/03/game-son-claude-code.html) _2026-07-03 · Daniel Bower_ When my partner and I found out we were having a child back in 2017 one of the things I got excited about was the opportunity to teach the new arrival how to code. That moment arrived last week and rather than hand coding something from scratch I decided to do it with Claude Code alongside. This post is all about what my son and I did that afternoon and how the LLM made the whole thing a radical… ## [New article: Misuse of Evidence in Sex and Gender Policy](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/25/new-article-misuse-of-evidence-in-sex-and-gender-policy/) _2026-06-25 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ The UK is currently sweltering through the hottest June on record. The Met Office has issued a “red warning” for much of England and Wales, highlighting an active danger to life. Trains have been cancelled, roads are melting, and we will likely see more deaths in coming days. Yet the media is talking little about \[…\] ## [Gigs: summer shows for wormboys in Leeds](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/13/gigs-summer-shows-for-wormboys-in-leeds/) _2026-06-13 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ We have several very exciting wormboys shows coming up over the summer, the first two of which have been announced. Both will be in Wharf Chambers, the most excellent venue in the most excellent city of Leeds. The first of these gigs takes place on Saturday 25th July. I’m actually also co-organising this one, as \[…\] ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Z261GHYNVtj0) _2026-06-13 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Critical Intellectual Property of the NHS Canonical Data Model is controlled by Palantir](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/critical-intellectual-property-of) _2026-06-12 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ It can be removed ## [A Plan for The Medium Goodbye to Palantir in the NHS](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/a-plan-for-the-medium-goodbye-to) _2026-06-11 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ Palantir isn’t magic, but their staff are well paid to work hard to make Palantir irreplaceable. The Commons Science Innovation and Technology Committee recognised this risk last week, and it has been left to a new Health Secretary to figure out what to do next. ## [New article: Pathologising Legacy Measures and over-assessment](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/08/new-article-pathologising-legacy-measures-and-over-assessment/) _2026-06-08 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I have a new peer-reviewed academic article out in the International Journal of Transgender Health, co-authored with my colleagues Cal Horton, Jaimie Veale, Lou Kerley, and Ken Pang. Pathologising Legacy Measures and over-assessment:reconceptualising ethical assessment and data collection practices in trans children’s healthcare The article looks at a range of questionnaires which are in common… ## [Total Reading](https://danielbower.com/2026/06/08/total-reading.html) _2026-06-08 · Daniel Bower_ For my birthday my Mum bought me a copy of Gods of New York by Jonathan Maher. The book is a history of New York in the 80s that centres around some of the cities most interesting characters. “Gods” to me suggested power in a traditional sense: politics, money etc., and with this in mind, the title lets the book down as the cast is as actually a much more diverse set. Yes there is Ed Koch, Roy… ## [Biobank's assurances get broken yet again](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/biobanks-assurances-get-broken-yet) _2026-06-06 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ Promises were made to participants, and to the Houses of Parliament, and Biobank broke both of them. ## [Ministers silent on the coverup of abuses by Ghouls and Creeps](https://medconfidential.substack.com/p/ministers-silent-on-the-coverup-of) _2026-06-03 · medConfidential · medConfidential’s Substack_ All it would have taken was two lines in either of the long speeches; instead, silence. ## [Supreme Court auto-reply: 2026 anti-segregation edition](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/02/supreme-court-auto-reply-2026-anti-segregation-edition/) _2026-06-02 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ What if every person who emailed you faced the reality of the UK’s segregation regime? Last year I created an internal auto-reply for my work email, in the wake of the 2025 Supreme Court judgement which redefined sex for the purpose of the Equality Act and undermined the civil rights of trans people in Britain. \[…\] ## [Open letter to NHS Director for Specialised Services on trans youth hormone ban](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/05/30/open-letter-to-nhs-director-for-specialised-services-on-trans-youth-hormone-ban/) _2026-05-30 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I am one of the 85 signatories to an open letter to James Palmer, NHS England’s National Medical Director for Specialised Services. We are raising serious concerns about the recent NHS evidence reviews of hormone therapy for trans youth, and subsequent prescribing policy and public consultation. The letter has been published and sent to Palmer \[…\] ## [Gig: wormboys play Alder in Sheffield](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/05/16/gig-wormboys-play-alder-in-sheffield/) _2026-05-16 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I’ll be returning to Yorkshire next week for a very nature-themed gig in Sheffield on Thursday 21 May! My band wormboys will be playing alongside Shrub at Alder – so if nothing else, you’ll leave the event very well-fertilised. Get your tickets here! ## [2025 in review](https://danielbower.com/2026/01/04/2025-review.html) _2026-01-04 · Daniel Bower_ At the end of 2024, and after only recently joining NHS England, I gave myself two years to see if I can make the kind of impact I would hope to see in a Head of Product role. A year has now passed since I published that post, and so, with the challenge I set myself in mind, and as my teammates from across Digital Prevention have been doing in the past few weeks, its time for some reflections.… ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Cv94wymrNBb5) _2026-01-03 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Technological sightlines](https://danielbower.com/2026/01/01/technological-sightlines.html) _2026-01-01 · Daniel Bower_ → When robot taxis get stuck, a secret army of humans comes to the rescue This Washington Post story from the end of last year caught my attention. TLDR; when a seat belt gets caught in the door of a self-driving car the car doesn’t have the necessary appendages to fix the problem itself and so it is temporarily deactivated. The solution is gig-work roadside assistance, and $20 to the responder… ## [Cory Doctorow on AI hype and the historic neutrality of platforms](https://danielbower.com/2025/12/08/political-economy-ai-hype-neutral-platforms.html) _2025-12-08 · Daniel Bower_ → The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI Lots of great insight here from Cory, but I was particularly draw to his description of what I called the “political economy of hype” in a previous post on web3 . What’s nice about Cory’s addition is that it addresses the topic from the perspective of publicly traded stocks, whereas I was interested in venture backed startups. The point is… ## [In-year benefits and the 10 Year Plan for the NHS](https://danielbower.com/2025/11/26/in-year-benefits-10-year-plan.html) _2025-11-26 · Daniel Bower_ Imagine my surprise on joining NHS England to discover that it had a secret sugar addiction. Not the kind that you might find in staff vending machine, but the kind of sugary hit that comes for craving in-year benefits. “What are in-year benefits?” I hear you say. To answer that question, we must enter the wonderful world of public sector programme management. Forgive me, while we take a brief… ## [Why lung cancer screening is a glimpse into the future of digital prevention](https://danielbower.com/2025/08/25/future-digital-prevention.html) _2025-08-25 · Daniel Bower_ Last month, a small multi-disciplinary team from the Digital Prevention Services Portfolio (where I am Head of Product for Screening) presented to the NHS England team responsible for Lung Cancer Screening on how we would go about digitising a section of the participant journey. This section is interesting because, after being invited for screening, the participant answers a few questions about… ## [Being product-led and the scientific method](https://danielbower.com/2025/05/28/product-led-scientific-method.html) _2025-05-28 · Daniel Bower_ Since joining NHS England about six eight months ago, one of the topics that has come up repeatedly is being product-led. To be agile, rather than waterfall. To avoid being “programmatic”. This conversation came up very little during the first twenty years of my career. To some extent this was because we had no historical way of working, and so the “newer method” was therefore the default option.… ## [Joining NHS England](https://danielbower.com/2024/12/26/joining-nhs-england.html) _2024-12-26 · Daniel Bower_ After nearly 20 years of working in startups in October I joined NHS England, the non-departmental part of the Department of Health and Social Care that is responsible for the planning and operation of the NHS in England. It is an enormous change. I’ve never worked in an organisation with over 200 staff. NHS England, by comparison, employs over 30,000 people and is part of a wider NHS that is the…