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The comedian and presenter told Claudia Winkleman he is doing ‘fine’ following a fall in September.

Palantir will provide a new shared software system to the NHS, known as the Federated Data Platform (FDP).

A new digital records system for patients in Northern Ireland, that was launched in the South Eastern Trust last week, is set to cost £300m by the time it is rolled out to all health trusts. Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw supports the project, but said the inability to scrutinise the system's implementation from Stormont was frustrating.

Minister Simon Harris insisted the Government is investing in the service and criticised Sinn Fein’s plans.

Technology is being piloted by a number of local health teams as a preventative measure.

After seven years of intensive preparations, the South Eastern Trust has launched a new IT system moving patient records from paper to digital.  The 'encompass' system will also be rolled out to all health trusts in Northern Ireland over the next 18-24 months.

Workers from unions including Unison, Unite and Nipsa, as well as the Society of Radiographers, have joined picket lines across Northern Ireland.

The department of health said every year the public disposes of an estimated 165 tonnes of unused medicines through community pharmacies.

A decision by Rishi Sunak to accept the recommendations of pay review bodies and offer public sector workers in England wage increases of up to 7 per cent aims to go some way towards ending months of disruptive industrial action.

The NHS turned 75 last week, a momentous landmark, and also a time for reflection.