University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has awarded a contract worth £145,710 to Orchid Software for an occupational health EPR. The supplier website notes the tool provides efficient case management with access for specialists, supporting case management and health surveillance. The award, made as a call-off from a framework agreement, […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
DHSC selects six neighbourhood health projects as “trailblazers” to redesign health and care services
The Department of Health and Social Care has selected six neighbourhood health projects to act as “trailblazers” in the redesign of health and care services, backed by £1.5 million from the Office for the Impact Economy and in partnership with Macmillan. The six sites chosen will act as test beds […]
South Tees Hospitals opens procurement for £135k digital consent and decision making solution
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has opened a procurement for a digital consent and sharing decision making solution with an estimated total value of £135,000. The trust is calling for the submission of tenders from interested suppliers, with a contract to be awarded to run from January 2027 for […]
Calderdale and Huddersfield launches EPR inequalities prompt
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is set to launch an EPR inequalities flag to help colleagues across the trust identify patients at the greatest risk of experiencing health inequalities. The flag has been introduced following its successful use in maternity, where CHFT reports it has supported more personalised conversations […]
Trusts to “move away” from group structure following organisational review of Humber Health Partnership
A decision has been made for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) to “move away” from their current group structure, following an organisational review of Humber Health Partnership. The decision, according to the boards, will mean both trusts continue on […]
East Midlands Ambulance Service signs EPR contract
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust has shared the latest on its new EPR, confirming a contract has been signed with provider Terrafix to replace its current system over the next year. The contract with its current EPR supplier is due to end in 2027, it continues, which reportedly provided […]
Cambridge University Hospitals outlines five priority transformation programmes for 2026/27
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has outlined five priority transformation programmes to progress in 2026/27, covering digitally enabled flow, ambient voice technology, booking optimisation, and pathway redesign. AVT is currently being piloted by 90 clinicians, CUH notes, with wider implementation planned to start in October, beginning with outpatient access […]
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals highlights pressing requirement for maternity EPR
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has highlighted a “pressing requirement for a maternity EPR”, following the publication of the Amos report earlier this year. Investment for the new system would be on top of £5.5 million already spent in the department over the last two years, the […]
Royal Wolverhampton and Walsall Healthcare select preferred AVT
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust have announced Heidi as their preferred supplier for ambient voice technology following a “successful pilot of the solution in a number of departments”. The eight month pilot introduced the technology across the Walsall Healthcare emergency department, medical same day emergency […]
United Lincolnshire Hospitals extends AVT pilot following initial exercise
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is extending its pilot of the Accurx ambient voice technology solution for an additional eight month period. In a contract notice, the trust shares its intent to continue to pilot the solution of the AI scribing tool featuring AVT and additional associated functionality, following […]
