Electronic Patient Records

On this channel we focus on electronic patient records, covering the latest news and programmes from across health and care.

We’ll hear from leaders on their strategies, learnings from EPR programmes and be sure to share advice and tips along the way.

NHS England publishes £13.3 million contract notice for "Tiger Teams" to support EPR delivery

NHS England publishes £13.3 million expansion for “Tiger Teams” to support EPR delivery

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United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust announces preferred EPR supplier

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Two Essex trusts to establish framework for a data partner to support unified EPR programme

NHS England has published the NHS vaccination strategy, highlighting the role of digital services, a national vaccination data record and the NHS app in promoting access, uptake, and delivery.

EPRs: contracts, market analysis, go-lives, insights from digital leaders, usability and system alerts…

Feature: The current and future value of EPR solutions by Gary Mooney, InterSystems

The Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System (BCLMNS) has entered into a three-year partnership with ImproveWell.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS FT 2024-2029 maternity strategy highlights EPR plans for 2025

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust (RNOH) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) have announced their upcoming collaboration on Epic's EHR

Royal National Orthopaedic and University College London Hospitals announce EHR collaboration

Huma, a global company offering AI and digital health solutions, has announced its acquisition of eConsult, a digital-first triage and automated consultation platform.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust awards 10-year EPR contract

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Jersey’s Health and Community Services updates on electronic patient records, e-referrals, e-prescribing

A journal article published in The Lancet Digital Health, has set out recommendations to support data infrastructure transformation.

EPR selected for Yorkshire and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Huma, a global company offering AI and digital health solutions, has announced its acquisition of eConsult, a digital-first triage and automated consultation platform.

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust selects electronic patient record

NHS England issues pre-procurement notice for health and justice EPR

NHS England issues pre-procurement notice for £18 million health and justice EPR

Huma, a global company offering AI and digital health solutions, has announced its acquisition of eConsult, a digital-first triage and automated consultation platform.

Sussex Community NHS contracts £6m TPP EPR until 2034

HTN Now panel discussion: extending EPR value through mobility and connected devices

Northampton General Hospital

Northampton General Hospital signs 10-year contract for deployment of cloud-based EPR

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Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospitals Collaborative secures £88m in funding for EPR programme

EPR go-live at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire set for 15 June

First implementation stage of EPR for Guernsey delayed to 2025

A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford has explored the potential for Algorithmic Clinical Decision Support Software (ACDSS) to be used in exploiting the value of NHS data.

Panel discussion: adding value to your electronic patient record system

NHS England has published the NHS vaccination strategy, highlighting the role of digital services, a national vaccination data record and the NHS app in promoting access, uptake, and delivery.

Salisbury, Great Western Hospitals and Royal United Hospitals Bath to implement shared EPR

Two new EPR functionalities deployed at Medway Hospital

A journal article published in The Lancet Digital Health, has set out recommendations to support data infrastructure transformation.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust awards contract for EPR implementation support

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust awards contract for EPR

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Poll: Five years from now, how many GP clinical system suppliers do you think there will be?

Huma, a global company offering AI and digital health solutions, has announced its acquisition of eConsult, a digital-first triage and automated consultation platform.

London independent hospital signs contract for web-based EPR

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust has published its new digital strategy for 2023.

Legacy information systems: approaches from across the NHS

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Feature: insights and best practice in navigating digital transformation

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals has published its annual plan for 2024/25, highlighting its upcoming EPR.

Feature: “Systems are changing all the time”, BridgeHead Software’s John McCann on tackling legacy systems

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NHSE board explores digital portfolio with focus on FDP, primary care, NHS App and more

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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust awards contract for patient portal

Northampton General Hospital

Northampton General Hospital announces preferred EPR supplier

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Belfast Health and Social Care Trust sets date for EPR go-live

A new report developed by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) in partnership with NHS Providers and NHS Confederation, has called for the "radical re-design" of urgent and emergency care (UEC).

London Ambulance Service awards EPR contract and framework agreement awarded to five suppliers for ambulance services EPR

Ireland’s National Forensic Mental Health Service launches new electronic medical record

NHS England has published the NHS vaccination strategy, highlighting the role of digital services, a national vaccination data record and the NHS app in promoting access, uptake, and delivery.

Digital strategy development and transition plans for new NHS trust in South East

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has published a contract notice for a neonatal intensive care (NICU) cloud-based electronic patient record system. 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde publishes contract notice for neonatal EPR

Digital Health and Care Wales has published a contract notice stating its intention to procure a Medicines Information Solution and Drugs Tool, at an estimated value of more than £1.4 million.

Northern Ireland South Eastern Trust goes live with EPR

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust signs 10-year EPR contract

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust has published a tender notice for an ophthalmology electronic medical record (EMR) solution.

Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board awards £1m EPR contract for eye-care digitisation

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and Chesterfield Royal Hospital name preferred EPR supplier

Digital priorities from North East London, Somerset, Nottingham and Northamptonshire integrated care systems

“At the heart of Keystream’s approach is our gold-standard ethos” – James Quirke on the importance of preparedness and onboarding in EPR implementation

Newcastle Hospitals “identifies documents which may not have been sent to GPs”

Feature: Lumeon on how clinical workflow automation can address staff shortages, cost reduction and the backlog

NHS England publishes guidance for ICB's around assessing effectiveness of information and using it "insightfully" to streamline performance and support continuous improvement.

Feature: Mr Krisztian Deierl on maximising the value of your EPR and making sure to get your order right

Guy’s and St Thomas’ prepares for EPR go-live

South West London ICB board meeting highlights progress and plans on updating the ICB's digital offer and improving digital pathways

“It’s so important that training and change work together” Ideal on EPR training and reducing the productivity slump at go-live

“It was one of the smoothest go-lives I’ve been party to” David Newey on Royal Marsden’s EPR journey and the markers of successful digital innovation

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust (RNOH) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) have announced their upcoming collaboration on Epic's EHR

Manchester University NHS FT highlights benefits to transparency, patient empowerment and sustainability through EPR

NHS England publishes guidance for ICB's around assessing effectiveness of information and using it "insightfully" to streamline performance and support continuous improvement.

HTN Now: Apira on realising benefits and overcoming challenges for EPR implementation

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals announces “long overdue” £44 million EPR

Research leaders at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are using a new digital dashboard to analyse data on research activity, which is helping to "inform and embolden" their strategic thinking and planning. 

Feature: InterSystems on how electronic patient records can increase healthcare innovation and resilience in difficult times

Poll: How many EPR systems do you think there will be in the market in 5 years?

Industry views: digital leaders on EPR approaches, learnings and advice

NHS England's System Co-ordination Centre specification

Deep dive: electronic patient records in focus

VitalHub has announced its acquisition of Canadian-based Strata Health, a company offering solutions relating to patient access and "navigation to care"

EPR specialists Nautilus Consulting acquired by Accenture to support digital transformation delivery

Moray health data pilot project focuses on citizen data ownership and a proactive approach to early intervention in North East Scotland.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals set to launch electronic patient record system

News in brief: neonatal EPR launch in Calderdale, new funding for tech-enabled care qualification in Scotland, patient support websites in London, and more

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Wales to begin testing electronic prescription service in primary care

Microsoft collaborates with Epic to deliver “highly scalable public cloud” Azure Large Instances

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Bon Secours Health Systems invests €25 million for electronic healthcare record system

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Green plan from Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals shares ambitions around digital infrastructure audit and digital strategy development

UCLH pilot study highlights Archer system supports “quick and accurate” transfer of data from EHR to research software

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Australian government publishes National Healthcare Interoperability Plan 2023-2028

“Major issues” with frontline digitisation programme and GP IT Futures programme government projects report

Moray health data pilot project focuses on citizen data ownership and a proactive approach to early intervention in North East Scotland.

University Hospitals Sussex opens EPR early market engagement

News in brief: Princess Alexandra launches EHR, Barts Health opens tender for secure data environment, researchers use AI to predict Parkinson’s development, and more

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust goes live with shared care record

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust shares EPR plans

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£150 million contract for national framework agreement around legacy information and management solutions

Liverpool Women’s electronic patient record goes live

Interview: “Having passion, energy and enthusiasm goes a long way” Channel 3 Consulting discuss EPR journeys and digital transformation

Jersey goes live with electronic patient record system

HTN Now: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS on EPR implementation with Civica’s Cito solution

East Lancashire Hospitals goes live with EPR

“This is a day to be remembered on our digital journey” South Tees Hospitals introduces digital noting

London-based Healthtech-1 has announced that it has raised £2.7 million in seed funding, with plans to help "fix" primary care by harnessing the power of technology.

“Once you’ve invested in digitising data, it opens up new avenues” Vijay Magon on solutions and benefits for digitising patient records

London-based Healthtech-1 has announced that it has raised £2.7 million in seed funding, with plans to help "fix" primary care by harnessing the power of technology.

HTN Now: Vijay Magon on building a patient centric record

NHS Wales to launch national digital systems usability survey

The Royal Marsden goes live with EPR

EPR expansion for Black Country Healthcare

CCube Solutions’ Vijay Magon on creating a single true source of patient information

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust has published its new digital strategy for 2023.

HTN EPR: Rod Gamble of Ideal Health on the total cost of EPR ownership

Special report: Digital leaders on EPR business cases

Here, we take a look at some of the news on digital and data in the NHS to have caught our eye over the last few weeks.

Date set for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland EPR go-live

Guy’s and St Thomas’ publishes review of IT critical incident

Royal Marsden counts down to EHR launch

TPP wins electronic health record contract in Jamaica

Featured interview: Paul Volkaerts, CEO of Nervecentre, on the requirements and challenges of EPR markets

London-based Healthtech-1 has announced that it has raised £2.7 million in seed funding, with plans to help "fix" primary care by harnessing the power of technology.

HTN Now: System-wide access to records

NHS England has published the NHS vaccination strategy, highlighting the role of digital services, a national vaccination data record and the NHS app in promoting access, uptake, and delivery.

HTN Now: Apira on a challenge to the managed convergence agenda in Mental Health

Ambulance services electronic patient record framework opens

Study explores prevalence and sources of duplicate content in electronic medical records

County Durham and Darlington prepares for EPR go-live

Manchester University NHS EPR goes live

Circle Health Group to implement System C EPR across 54 hospitals

Moray health data pilot project focuses on citizen data ownership and a proactive approach to early intervention in North East Scotland.

techUK explores results of NHS EPR usability survey

Royal Devon University Healthcare live with EPR

Here, we take a look at some of the news on digital and data in the NHS to have caught our eye over the last few weeks.

Two Cheshire trusts to share electronic patient record system

Oracle completes $28.3 billion Cerner purchase

Frimley Health starts EPR go live

Video: David Kwo on EPR strategies for ICSs

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals starts go-live to digitise patient records

A new Digital and Data Capability Framework has been launched in Scotland to "support the development of digital capabilities for everyone working in health and social care in Scotland".

Irish private hospital network selects EHR

The Christie selects software engineering partner

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT accredited as GDE

Sajid Javid sets out vision for the NHS underpinned by digital

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is preparing to launch a tender for a new telehealth service to boost connectivity and keep pace with innovation.

Harris to acquire Allscripts’ hospital and large physician practice assets

Here, we take a look at some of the news on digital and data in the NHS to have caught our eye over the last few weeks.

Two London trusts to share EPR

Video: EPR implementations – five critical paths and a cutover

News in brief: £55m EPR contract awarded, VR doctor teamworking, deep learning tools

Oracle acquires Cerner for $28.3 billion

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership goes live with EPR

Milton Keynes University Hospital closely integrates EDRM with EPR

EPR feature: moving from the system of record to the system of transformation

Nervecentre shares presentation on cloud and EPR software as a service

NHS Dorset is searching for volunteers to join its Digital Public Engagement Group (DPEG), with the aim of helping to develop digital health and care services. 

Video: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital on the art of co-designing & co-creating a modular care record

Humber NHS chosen to pilot EPR mental health programme for NHSX

Patients set to access new entries in TPP and EMIS health records

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital rolls out Isla visual technology

Video: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS FT’s learnings from its ‘big bang’ EPR roll-out

Royal Free Hospital goes live with EPR over the weekend

Health and Social Care Northern Ireland updates plans for its £300m Encompass programme

Feature: The benefit of a cloud-based EPR for smaller care providers

Nottingham University Hospitals opens soft market test for Ophthalmology EPR

Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership picks openEHR platform

Sunderland Royal Hospital announces GDE achievement

NHSX asks healthcare professionals to send in challenges that could be solved by tech

Data and digital standards forms part of NHSE Integrated Care Systems design framework

North East and North Cumbria ICS publishes data strategy

Interview Series: Mark Johnson, Chief Information Officer, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

East Sussex Healthcare starts journey to refresh 5-year digital strategy

EPRs in the frame: Ideal Health talks implementation

Video: East of England Ambulance Service discusses EPR programme

London North West and Hillingdon picks Cerner integrated EPR

Companies link up for BigCOVIData study to boost research with electronic health record data

Medway NHS Trust announces EPR choice and go-live timescale

Royal Free London starts second phase of EPR roll-out

County Durham and Darlington signs 10 year deal for integrated EPR

Video: EPR implementation, training, planning and delivery

NHSX updates Records Management Code of Practice

Researchers integrate genomics data in to Irish electronic patient records