Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) has announced the launch of a new national initiative called HIHI.AI Call 2025, said to support the “development and testing of AI solutions that can make a real impact in Ireland’s healthcare system”. As part of the initiative, HIHI is looking for input from companies, […]
Author: Emily Rodwell
The future of EPR optimisation is bright with identity and access management
We recently spoke with Andrew Harrison, principal product manager, international, at Imprivata about the future of EPRs. Andrew shared some key examples of best practices and gave his own insights into secure access for clinicians. Balancing security and usability in EPR adoption To kick things off, Andrew gave an overview […]
West of England Pathology Network publishes £50m opportunity for digital histopathology pathway
The West of England Pathology Network (WoEPN) has published a prior information notice for the procurement of an end-to-end digital histopathology pathway. The group is looking for a single supplier to provide a solution that comes with an image management system, scanners, monitors and associated hardware, while also offering storage […]
Norfolk and Waveney ICB awards £1.2 million contract for population health management
Norfolk and Waveney NHS Integrated Care Board has awarded a £1.2 million contract to Prescribing Services (Norwich) for their population health management and risk stratification digital services. The contract is to September 2027, with the ICB noting bespoke data analysis through technical solutions and digital platforms as a key requirement […]
NHS Scotland seeking digital solutions to support national digital diabetes programme
NHS Scotland has published a prior information notice for a framework agreement to deliver a national digital diabetes remission programme, relying on digital solutions such as emotional wellbeing tools and app-based systems to aid with self-management activities.. The programme aims to provide support to eligible individuals with type 2 diabetes, […]
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT pilots EPMA system
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust recently began recording and administrating medical information through the electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system, MedChart, as part of their ongoing “strategic initiatives” to increase digital adoption. The system has been piloted by the trust’s EPR team with support from colleagues on Ward […]
Digital Health and Care Wales explore market engagement for integrated care record
Digital Health and Care Wales has opened a market engagement exercise around the product availability for an integrated care record to be used across NHS Wales. DHCW aim to learn more information about the digital solutions that can help “to ensure that patients and citizens benefit from access to health […]
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust procures AI-powered digital dictation and speech recognition services for £375k
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has awarded a contract to medical software company T-Pro for the procurement of their AI-powered voice solutions, supplying the trust with their digital dictation and speech recognition services. The chosen solutions from T-Pro’s suite of products includes their mobile-first digital diction workflow platform and AI-powered speech […]
£400m digital primary care market engagement opens
NHS England has opened a preliminary market engagement notice, inviting suppliers to take part in introducing a market to digital primary care, offering solutions for procurement by ICBs and approved agencies across the UK. Part of NHSE’s Transformation Directorate, it follows the previous engagement for the GP IT Futures Framework, […]
NHS App roadmap outlines health records, appointments, prescriptions, integrated services, and messaging plans
NHS England has published its latest roadmap for the future of the NHS App, highlighting aims to increase users’ ability to self-serve, support operational efficiency and costs, and to design the app to support health system performance indicators. The roadmap covers health records, appointments, prescriptions, integrated services, messaging, design and […]
