NHS England has announced plans for an “online hospital” to go live in 2027, with an aim to deliver up to “8.5 million appointments and assessments in its first three years”. The service, NHS Online, will aim to connect patients virtually to clinicians based anywhere in England, with triage to […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s board discuss EPR programme and post-implementation challenges
The board of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust in its September meeting, welcomed the successful go-live of its Epic EPR, however noted the scale of post-implementation effort required. Following the go-live of the EPR in May, the board stated that its “performance is now recovering”, and “acknowledged the […]
Bradford District Care insight into risk management, achievements, cyber, infrastructure
In an annual SIRO report, Tim Rycroft, CIO and SIRO at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust has shared insights into the trust’s performance on information risk management over the last twelve months, noting key successes, plans for 2025/26, and progress in areas such as paper records. Achievements in 2024/25 […]
DHSC opens call to shape 10 year workforce plan including digital initiatives and service redesign
The Department of Health & Social Care has issued a call for evidence to inform the development of a 10 year workforce plan, looking to understand the roles and skills that will be critical to successfully implementing the 10 year plan. The 10 year plan outlines a new operating model, […]
£3.6 million Innovate UK funding granted to 17 digital mental health tools
Innovate UK is granting £3.6 million to supplier-led projects delivering digital therapeutic solutions for mental health, focusing on extended reality (XR) tech such as virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and haptics. The Mindset XR for digital mental health programme is offering funding to 17 projects in total, that address […]
National commission launched to tackle regulatory challenges and accelerate NHS use of AI
The UK government has announced the launch of the National Commission on the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, bringing together expertise from global AI experts, clinicians, and regulators, with an aim to help overcome regulatory hurdles and accelerate the use of AI in the NHS. As well as helping to […]
University Hospitals Birmingham seeks £2m integrated digital patient pathway platform
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has issued a tender notice for an integrated digital patient pathway platform, worth up to £2 million. The platform is sought to help to deliver evidence-based care consistently across specialties, improve efficiency, reduce the risk of error or unwarranted variation, and ensure patients receive […]
Black Country Healthcare on digital maturity, AI use and assessments, cyber security posture
A digital update shared in Black Country Healthcare’s September board meeting has outlined progress made around digital objectives, reflections from the trust’s digital maturity assessment, cyber security, and current uses of emerging tech including AI and ambient voice. Digital Maturity Assessment The trust’s annual Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) demonstrates “iterative […]
Digital delivery, operating model and national systems in focus in NHS England’s board meeting
The NHS England board meeting this month discussed the need for consistency in digital delivery, an optimal operating model to balance local delivery with national standards, and noted the ongoing risks in digital, data, and technology, such as cyber threats and innovation uptake. The board echo the focus of the […]
NHS England Transformation Directorate launches survey to understand experiences of clinical systems in general practice
The NHS England Transformation Directorate has launched a survey to understand experiences of clinical systems and digital tools in general practice. The survey aims to “guide national thinking” and highlight priority areas for “supplier improvement, shape future investment in general practice digital systems and support ICBs to plan local improvement […]
