Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has reflected on achievements from 2025/26, highlighting work on quality, access, and innovation, and “significant, evidenced improvements” to services for families. Efforts to improve clinical record keeping are delivering safer care, higher-quality documentation, and better efficiency, the trust states, with a “high engagement approach” taken […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
HTN special report: Deep dive into digital transformation across Wales
HTN Special Report: Wales In this special report into digital transformation across Wales, sponsored by Altera Digital Health, we explore the latest on national ambitions, current programmes and priorities across Welsh health boards, and insights from digital leaders. To gain perspectives and insights, we interviewed Mark Hutchinson, executive vice president […]
£10bn in funding announced and NHS App AI triage tool to roll out
NHS England has set out plans to commit £10 billion in funding over the next three years for tech and digital systems, including an AI triage tool for the NHS App, with hopes of turning the investment into £41 billion in total benefits. The AI triage tool has been trialled […]
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital highlights EHR progress and move to optimisation
A quality account for 2025/26 has recognised a series of digital achievements at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, noting a successful EHR and patient portal launch, and tech in diagnostics and surgery. The trust shares the successful launch of its Epic EHR in November 2025 in partnership with […]
HTN Trust Region Series: Midlands
NHS Trust Region Series: Midlands In this edition of our trust region series for 2026, we take a deep dive into what’s happening with digital and data across the Midlands region. We’ll explore pilots and innovations, strategies, case studies, and insights from the sector. Digital strategy, digital plans and priorities […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB looks to EPR, digital front door and virtual command centre
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has set out its ambitions for a unified EPR, digital front door, and virtual command centre, with an aim to halve the time lost to clinical systems administration by 2032 and improve flow across the system. In its clinical strategy for 2026/27 to 2031/32, the […]
National review opens to inform revision of digital clinical safety standards
NHS England has launched a national review, seeking views from suppliers and users of health tech to help improve DCB0129 and DBC0160 standards. A review is required due to tech advancements and the acceleration of digital transformation, NHSE explains, citing examples such as EPR implementations and the adoption of digital-first […]
DHSC opens engagement for GPs and practice managers on how patient data is used across the NHS
The Department of Health and Social Care has commissioned a national programme of engagement for GPs and practice managers, to “genuinely influence” national policy with their views on how patient data is used across the NHS. The NHS Transformation Directorate noted that “the potential of NHS data is key to […]
Sheffield City Council awards £8.9 million contract for tech-enabled care
Sheffield City Council is awarding a contract [standstill period] with a value of £8.9 million to Devon-based Taking Care Personal Alarms Limited as a strategic delivery partner to support its tech-enabled care service. The delivery partner, the council states, will be involved in the transformation of the current service from […]
Immersive, simulation and related technologies purchasing framework extended by two years
The NHS England endorsed immersive, simulation and related technologies dynamic purchasing system, offering a procurement route for health organisations, has been extended for a further two years. The purchasing system is designed to help organisations including NHS trusts, GP federations, and local authorities to adopt and scale innovative approaches to […]
