Digital Health and Care Wales has shared plans to procure a new commercial, off-the-shelf digital maternity solution for NHS Wales, with the functionality to support a shared maternity record and notes and supported by a service management regime.
The published tender highlights how DHCW seeks to develop a sole supplier framework for the solution, which will include case and referral set-up; caseload management; recording, triage and management of assessments; treatment and discharge records/summaries; personal records for service users; and a clinical maternity record, including creation and maintenance.
The estimated value of the contract will be £8,800,000 and it is expected to run for four years, subject to renewal.
Full details can be found here.
Wales in the spotlight
We recently reported on a prior information notice shared by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services seeking expressions of interest from industry partners to help shape a “comprehensive” commercialisation strategy and delivery model for Wales, aiming to help realise commercial value from NHS innovation activities.
Another prior information notice saw Digital Health and Care Wales share plans to procure a software solution to extract patient data from GP systems for secondary uses and direct care purposes.
In the summer, we took a look at Digital Health and Care Wales’ organisational strategy running until 2030; and we also explored DHCW’s primary care strategy for 2024-2027, which shares priorities including developing a digital futures team with the intention of shaping technology choices and enhancing researching and reporting capability.
In spring, HTN highlighted how a health information system and electronic medical record was to be implemented as a fully hosted and managed platform across nine health boards, 13 hospitals and 23 laboratories in Wales, with the aim of improving efficiencies in pathology services and streamlining patient care.
And at a recent panel discussion hosted by HTN, we were joined by panellists including Sam Hall, director of primary, community care and mental health digital services at Digital Health and Care Wales, for a conversation exploring innovation in primary care.
