In this news in brief article, we take a look at some of the latest around international innovations, covering women’s health, paediatric insomnia, AI, and wearables. £2.5 million raised for “palm-sized” device capable of reading multiple hormones from saliva A spin-out from the University of Glasgow has successfully raised £2.5 […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS on cloud, AI, EPRs, Copilot, cyber security
In its latest annual report on digital, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has highlighted benefits and outcomes from digital initiatives such as the migration of over 300 servers and systems to new data centres, the implementation of new software for mental health documentation, and a pilot of ambient […]
Lincolnshire Partnership seeks input from service users on functionality for new patient app
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a survey seeking views on its upcoming patient engagement portal, with questions around desired functionality across electronic appointment management, accessing information about care and treatment, and sending and receiving secure messages. Service user engagement has helped to inform what it looked for when choosing […]
Automating medicine management at University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group has introduced automated medicine management, supporting an aim for safer and efficient medicines processes. In a partnership with BD, automated dispensing cabinets will be installed in 48 clinical areas over the next two years at Aintree University Hospital. These will reportedly provide clinicians with information about […]
DHCW shares new dataset and automation to improve use of urgent and emergency care data
Digital Health and Care Wales is taking steps to improve the recording and use of urgent and emergency care data, with a timeline put forward for the implementation of the Welsh Emergency Care Data Set (WECDS), and the automation of reporting through the National Data Resource. Reporting from health boards […]
£40 million programme for proactive care and admission prevention ahead of winter 2026/27
The UK government has announced a £40 million programme designed to support up to 300,000 patients identified as being vulnerable this winter with additional GP support, in an attempt to reduce avoidable hospital admissions and provide proactive care to those with conditions such as heart disease or frailty. Prime Minister […]
South East Coast Ambulance Service presents findings from “PARA-AI” project exploring attitudes toward AI in pre-hospital care
South East Coast Ambulance (SECAmb) Service NHS Foundation Trust has presented findings from its “PARA-AI” project exploring attitudes toward AI in pre-hospital care, finding strong support for AI use in clinical care with the appropriate safeguards. Findings from the ten month mixed-methods study were shared during SECAmb’s clinical research summit, […]
People strategy from Royal Free London sets future workforce and digital readiness
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has launched its people strategy to 2031 noting digital, data, and automation as a key enabler in reshaping how care and work are delivered, committing to keeping people “at the heart” of rapid change. Maximising human judgment and oversight will be essential to enable […]
10-year £12m EPR contract awarded by South London and Maudsley
A ten-year EPR contract has been awarded to The Access Group by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The contract, worth an estimated £11.9 million, will run from November 2026 to November 2036. It was reportedly awarded via the NHS LPP clinical digital health solutions framework agreement. The trust […]
Barnsley Hospital NHS awards ambient voice contract
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for ambient voice technology acute licenses, set to run from November 2026 to February 2028, to Lyrebird Health. Board papers from September highlight the pilot of AVT across clinical areas such as outpatients and emergency care, with Barnsley noting that funding […]
