Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust has awarded a contract to TPP to continue with the SystmOne electronic patient record. The contract was awarded through the NHS LPP Clinical Digital Solutions Framework Agreement and is said to last for five years with the option to extend at yearly intervals up […]
Author: Emily Rodwell
Leicestershire Partnership NHS applying AI model for predicting hospital stays for people with learning disabilities
Loughborough University has developed an AI model, aimed at tackling “healthcare challenges faced by people with learning disabilities and multiple health conditions”, with the tool being applied at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. According to a team of computer scientists that have been working on the DECODE project, the model has […]
Panel discussion: what does the future of general practice core systems look like?
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion, we spoke to experts from across the healthcare sector on the future of general practice core systems. This included exploring potential opportunities and areas of future growth, considering challenges such as integration and interoperability, and outlining what “good” looks like in this space. […]
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS FT introduces digital coaching tool
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced digital health coaching app, Surgery Hero to help patients prepare for surgery. Using AI, Surgery Hero “quickly and accurately” identifies patients who may need additional support before and after an operation, with an aim to “reduce the risk of complications before a […]
Sonia Patel, CTO announces Let’s Talk Architecture initiative and to create digital architecture for health and care blueprint
At Digital Health Rewired 2025, HTN’s senior writer, Emily Rodwell attended the digital transformation opening keynote, where chief technology officer for NHS England, Sonia Patel, announced plans for a new initiative around Let’s Talk Architecture and creating a “digital and data blueprint for health and care”. Taking to LinkedIn to […]
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB awards digital mental health tech contract
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB has awarded a contract to the digital mental wellness programme myHappymind, an online educational resource aimed at supporting children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing. The procurement of the myHappymind platform, aims to provide children aged 3-11 with “interactive and pre-prepared […]
NHS England announces Epic EPR integration with NHS App
At Digital Health Rewired 2025, HTN’s Emily Rodwell, senior writer, attended a panel discussion on the question, ‘can the NHS App finally become the digital front door?’. Talking as part of the digital transformation stage was Professor Joe Harrison, national director of NHS digital channels at NHS England and chief […]
Interview: Michael Wornow, computer science PhD candidate at Stanford University, California
For a recent HTN interview, we caught up with Michael Wornow, a computer science PhD student at Stanford University to discuss some of his most recent projects, including his involvement with research on Advancing Responsible Healthcare AI with Longitudinal EHR Datasets. Michael began by introducing himself as a PhD candidate currently […]
Exploring automation with patient record storage and how West Hertfordshire manages 350k medical records
For HTN’s latest feature series, we focus in on digital clinical and administrative systems, sharing practical use cases and examples supporting productivity. Here, we explore Restore Information Management’s Auto-Ordering System, utilised by NHS organisations to support automation when ordering and managing patient records, files and notes. We share examples of […]
Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT acquires health tech company
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has acquired the digital health company, Health Call Solutions Limited, in a bid to “support Health Call to develop its reach across the NHS”. The deal will see the trust acquire the company’s software products said to support the management of healthcare data, to support […]
