Our most recent HTN Now panel discussion focused on the role of the CNIO in digital transformation, both now and in the future, considering its importance in driving digital transformation, and its value in linking digital with clinical operations. Our expert panellists, Sarah Hanbridge, CCIO at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTHT); […]
Month: May 2025
NHSE Single Patient Record preliminary market consultation opens
NHS England has shared a preliminary market consultation and request for information (RFI) from suppliers for a single patient record (SPR), aiming to gain innovative ideas from the market, consider all options available, and approach the SPR in “the most effective way possible”. Draft minimum functionality is outlined, along with […]
HTN primary care region series: London
Primary Care Region Series: London Welcome to our primary care region series, where we explore the latest on digital and data in primary care from each of the seven NHS regions in turn. In this first instalment, we turn our attention to the London region, where we cover digital strategy […]
Digital Health and Care Wales explore market engagement for integrated care record
Digital Health and Care Wales has opened a market engagement exercise around the product availability for an integrated care record to be used across NHS Wales. DHCW aim to learn more information about the digital solutions that can help “to ensure that patients and citizens benefit from access to health […]
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust procures AI-powered digital dictation and speech recognition services for £375k
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has awarded a contract to medical software company T-Pro for the procurement of their AI-powered voice solutions, supplying the trust with their digital dictation and speech recognition services. The chosen solutions from T-Pro’s suite of products includes their mobile-first digital diction workflow platform and AI-powered speech […]
1,000 GP practices to receive share of £102 million primary care utilisation and modernisation fund
Over 1,000 GP surgeries are set to receive a share of £102 million as part of the government’s Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund, the first national capital fund for primary care estates since 2020, and part of a series of measures announced to increase support for primary care. According […]
Welsh government awards £17 million to two health boards for digitising patient records
The Welsh government has awarded £17 million to Betsi Cadwaladr (BCUHB) and Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTMUHB) University Health Boards following successful business cases for digitising mental health services patient record systems. The selection of a provider, in principle, is expected by the end of the financial year. BCUHB will receive […]
£400m digital primary care market engagement opens
NHS England has opened a preliminary market engagement notice, inviting suppliers to take part in introducing a market to digital primary care, offering solutions for procurement by ICBs and approved agencies across the UK. Part of NHSE’s Transformation Directorate, it follows the previous engagement for the GP IT Futures Framework, […]
Sanius Health and Pathfinder CIC launch second wave partnerships to advance data-led personalised care
Sanius Health has launched a second wave of partnerships with Modality’s Pathfinder Healthcare Developments CIC, said to mark an important part of its growth strategy with a focus on “increasing recurring customer contracts, deploying data-driven solutions, and getting patient-personalised health offerings to patients and carers faster”. The company notes a […]
Feature: Rackspace Technology – Is your EPR system as efficient as it could be?
HTN caught up with Matt Moore, Director of Health and Public Sector at Rackspace Technology, who shared some insight into current trends and future directions around EPRs. Trusts tend to fall into three different categories, he shared: “They either have an EPR that they’re looking to optimise; they might […]