Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospitals Collaborative has shared an update on plans to implement a shared EPR across Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, James Paget University Hospitals, and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, with the full business case now approved.
The EPR programme is backed by £88 million in funding, provided by NHS England and Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board, and is planned to launch in 2026.
From Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, chief digital information officer and EPR senior responsible officer Dr Ed Prosser-Snelling said that the EPR “will form the backbone of our electronic clinical data systems and open the door for our staff and patients to access the benefits that artificial intelligence and other technologies bring.”
HTN previously reported that selection of MEDITECH as the EPR supplier across the three acute trusts here.
Electronic patient records in focus
We shared insights from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust on the go-live of the trust’s Oracle electronic patient system in June, with chief executive Professor Andy Hardy commenting on expectations around increased efficiency and the streamlining of “hundreds of different systems”.
We also looked into the annual plan from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, which highlights work around a new £44 million electronic patient record due to be launched in 2025.
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust announced plans to implement a shared electronic patient record in May.
Meanwhile, in Guernsey, plans for the first phase of the island’s EPR implementation were delayed on the grounds of patient safety; read more here.
Keen to learn more about how you can widen the benefits of your own EPR? On 24 July at 1pm HTN is hosting a webinar around connecting care and extending EPR value through mobility and connected devices. Sign up here for your free NHS ticket.
Norfolk and Waveney: in the news
Earlier this month we shared how Norfolk and Waveney ICB is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers for the provision of a digital offer for children and young people’s mental health, with a total value over a potential three years of £1.17 million.
Other procurement news in June saw the ICB share a tender with an estimated value of £1,250,000 to £1,425,000 for the procurement of a population health management digital solution, capable of offering bespoke data analysis, technical solutions and digital platforms.
HTN also explored an update on the ICS’s joint forward plan here, with particular focus on how data is being used to measure progress and completion of ambitions.
Earlier in the year we reported the news that the ICB was included in the second year of the Clinical Entrepreneur Programme Innovation Sites programme; and we highlighted plans to develop a new service to support digitally excluded patients across the system with their repeat prescription requests.
