Today, 13th October, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published it's response to the small scale DAB consultation that ran from January 4th to February 28th 2018. There was strong support for the government proposals and they intend to move forward to develop the secondary legislation. The HBA will be watching through the parliamentary process to ensure the voice of all hospital broadcasters are heard.
The full outcome is available on gov.uk and you can view it here HERE