The European Union has embarked on an ambitious regulatory effort to establish digital and data sovereignty across critical economic sectors. At the centre of this strategy lies the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation (EU) 2025/327 which officially entered into force on March 26th, 2025. By creating a single market for electronic health data, the European Commission seeks to empower citizens, streamline cross-border clinical care and unleash secondary health data re

The deployment of virtual wards within the British National Health Service (NHS) has transitioned from a localised pandemic response into a central pillar of national healthcare architecture. This shift is codified in the government’s ten-year health plan for England, "Fit for the Future," which establishes a clear clinical hierarchy: care must occur locally, digitally by default, in a patient’s home if possible, in a neighbourhood health centre when needed and in a physical