NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has issued a prior information notice seeking to test the market for a trauma and orthopaedics EPR solution to help improve patient record quality and access, and eliminate paper-based documentation. The health board notes the solution must be able to support both ongoing patient care […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Barking, Havering and Redbridge moves EPR launch to November
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has shared the launch of its EPR will be slightly delayed. Initially scheduled for this month, the trust’s EPR will now go live in November, replacing multiple paper-based workflows with a single, integrated system. Matthew Trainer, chief executive, stated: “It’s a massive […]
Ireland’s community pharmacy plans focus on interoperability, data sharing and vendor engagement
The Government of Ireland has shared its Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025, outlining digital priorities across pharmacy IT integration, e-prescribing, data sharing, and vendor engagement, with a view to ensuring “community pharmacists are better equipped to contribute to national health priorities”. Pharmacy IT systems should be ready to integrate with core […]
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICS launch system-wide workforce planning tool
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB has launched a workforce planning dashboard, developed as a collaboration across all five of its trust providers. The dashboard, named Qlik Cloud, offers system-wide insights across the workforce, enabling users to compare data across staff groups, roles, sickness, vacancies, equality metrics, and financial costs. Key […]
Joint Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England executive team announced
A joint executive team has been announced across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, to offer unified leadership as part of the transition to a single organisation. It follows the announcement from Keir Starmer back in March that NHS England would be brought back “at the […]
10 year plan alignment and opportunities explored at Dartford and Gravesham NHS
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT) has explored how the organisation aligns with the NHS 10 year plan, to explore opportunities and make strategic recommendations. The activity is to inform focus areas including MDT integrated neighbourhood teams, MDT career pathway development, NHS App uptake, and leadership development. Published as part […]
Modern digital health platform and potential fees for DNAs in Government of Jersey’s 3-year budget
The Government of Jersey has published a proposed budget for 2026 – 2029 with £381 million planned for health and care in 2026, representing a £12 million increase in spending planned for digital health and preventative care in the year, totalling £33 million. The Health CIO of the Government of […]
HTN Now: EPRs, lessons learned, optimisation, opportunities and what the future of EPRs could looks like
For a recent HTN Now session on the topic of EPRs now and in the future, we were joined by digital leaders including Sally Mole, senior digital programme manager – digital portfolio delivery team at The Dudley Group; Keltie Jamieson, CHIO at Bermuda Hospitals Board; and David Newey, digital health […]
Mid and South Essex NHS opens market engagement for digital-first patient communications solution
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has issued a preliminary market engagement notice indicating its intent to explore options for transforming paper-based patient communications through introducing a digital-first approach. The trust is seeking early engagement with suppliers who can offer modern and integrated solutions to help deliver this approach, […]
European Health and Digital Executive Agency calls for proposals on innovative diagnostic tech and crisis preparedness
The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) is calling for proposals on innovations to support crisis preparedness for future health emergencies, in line with the 2025 EU4Health Work Programme. The programme is one of four EU-wide health programmes, designed to improve the resilience of European healthcare systems, and offers […]
