Norfolk and Waveney University Hospital Group is planning a procurement for a clinical data repository, which will be used for data migration and archiving within their MEDITECH EPR programme.
According to Norfolk and Waveney, the clinical data repository will provide a database for the consolidation of data from various clinical sources, helping to create a unified view of each individual patient and increase integrated care across three acute trusts in the region. This includes Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust Norwich, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Trust Great Yarmouth and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Trust Kings Lynn.
The main reason for implementing the clinical data repository is to offer a storage solution for clinical systems and data that will be archived once the EPR has been deployed. As such, the clinical data repository must be able to retain data that is no longer actively being used but still remains important to the trusts, as this will reportedly help with future referencing and regulatory compliance.
Norfolk and Waveney is looking for a supplier with “expertise in large-scale healthcare data migration, archiving, and electronic patient record integration”, who can deliver a solution “that meets regulatory standards, aligns with trust objectives, and ensures patient safety, cost-effectiveness, and readiness for go-live” before the end of March 2026. The contact is valued up to £1 million with delivery expected to take place from 1 October 2025, with further details found on the notice page.
It follows a £1.2 million contract recently awarded by Norfolk and Waveney ICB to Prescribing Services (Norwich), for their population health management and risk stratification digital services. The contract is in place until September 2027, with bespoke data analysis through technical solutions and digital platforms as a key requirement for their strategy.
Earlier this month, the ICB also shared some key updates on primary care access recovery from the region, including a 145 percent increase in the use of Pharmacy First since February 2024, and over a million logins for the NHS App in March.
Healthcare data: the wider trend
For a recent HTN Now session, we held a webinar on the topic of harnessing data for total triage in primary care with an expert panel, including Ananya Datta, associate director of primary care digital delivery at South East London ICB; Asad Ashraf, GP and digital clinical lead at North East London ICB; and Devin Gray, GP and clinical lead for digital transformation at Wandsworth GP Federation. In this discussion, Ananya told us about future plans within her ICB, including looking into options around having a repository or single patient record that could help with directing patients to the right level of care, stating, “We’re very keen to see how that goes”.
Digital Health and Care Wales recently awarded a two-year contract to the openEHR data platform, Better for a clinical data repository that will reportedly “help to transform care and treatment for patients”. Through its open-platform approach, patient records are shared between clinical systems through common standards, supporting specialised treatments and research.
Interweave announced that data from GPRCC (General Practice Repository for Clinical Care) and eHealthscope has gone live in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire shared care record, combining “crucial insights” with wider community services, including community nursing, community mental health services and Nottinghamshire County Council social care services.
