Following the announcement that Warrington and Halton Hospitals (WHH) and Bridgewater Community Healthcare (BCH) trusts will be joining to become one single organisation integrating community and hospital services, key milestones have been shared to underpin the organisations’ approach to digital integration. “Successful digital integration between an acute and community NHS […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
NHS England publishes £600,000 contract for evaluation of Federated Data Platform
NHS England has published a contract worth an estimated £600,000, aiming to source an “evaluation partner” for the Federated Data Platform (FDP) programme. According to the contract, the evaluation partner will be required to demonstrate the programme’s current and future impact, assessing whether it has achieved its objectives. The scope […]
South East Coast Ambulance Service launches pilot of ambient voice technology in emergency operations centres
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has launched a pilot of Tortus’s Ambient Voice solution in its emergency operations centres, looking to free-up clinician time to assist more patients. The tool listens in on conversations, transcribing spoken words into structured medical notes to be checked and approved. According to the […]
Ireland’s Minister for Health shares impact of virtual care initiatives
Ireland’s Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, has shared the impact of virtual care initiatives, highlighting “significant progress” around patient outcomes and relieving pressure on hospital capacity. Two pilot acute virtual wards at St. Vincent’s University Hospital and University Hospital Limerick have accrued 1,500 admissions, reportedly equating to 13,800 virtual […]
Humber Health Partnership announces EPR supplier
NHS Humber Health Partnership, covering Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, has announced its selection of the ORBIS U EPR solution by Dedalus. Sharing on LinkedIn, the trust celebrated the “significant milestone” the EPR represents in helping both trusts improve the experience […]
Greater Manchester Mental Health publishes three-year strategy covering care, people, research and innovation
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has published its three-year trust strategy, supported by a series of enabling strategies outlining plans and priorities for care, people, working together, and research and innovation. The trust commits to exploring the potential uses of digital solutions and delivering digitally empowered care, vowing […]
Reflections: Health tech supplier feature articles in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on some of the health tech supplier feature articles we have shared, covering topics from building confidence with AI telephony tools in primary care to cyber security. Building confidence in AI telephony tools for primary care By Max Gattlin, Commercial Director, X-on […]
NHS App reaches 39 million users and 67.8 million annual repeat prescription orders
An end of year update from NHS England has revealed that the NHS App has now reached more than 39 million users, with 62.3 million logins in November, and 67.8 million repeat prescriptions ordered through the app in the past 12 months. Zubir Ahmed, health innovation minister, shared these latest […]
MHRA issues call for evidence on regulation of AI in healthcare
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a call for evidence on the regulation of AI in healthcare, asking members of the public, clinicians, industry, and healthcare providers to share their views on the modernisation of AI rules, keeping patients safe as AI evolves, and the distribution […]
The Rotherham highlights integration of patient initiated follow up into NHS App
Patient initiated follow up (PIFU) appointments have been integrated into the NHS App at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, said to promote convenience for patients on PIFU pathways in requesting, confirming, rebooking, or cancelling appointments. Integration with the NHS App follows a successful trial which took place on a single […]
