South West London ICB has shared an update on its current cyber assurance and details of system-wide cyber improvement activities, extending to progress around governance and promoting alignment with provider organisations. The update follows news that the ICB’s digital team has secured more than £1 million in funding from NHS […]
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Airedale NHS FT plans EPR go live for October
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has shared progress and challenges around its EPR programme, with a planned go-live set for 19 October 2026. The trust highlights additional capital and revenue pressures versus the EPR business case, when in November, the board said it had requested funding from NHSE’s Frontline Digitisation team. […]
West and North London ICB shares strategy development and plans for digital following merger
West and North London (WNL) ICB has shared its strategy development, covering plans for digital-first and community pathways, digital infrastructure, interoperability and real-time data, and integrated teams. A joint ICT merger delivery group has been established across the two ICBs, and is said to already be making “positive progress” through […]
Humber and North Yorkshire ICB debates impact of upcoming system changes on digital, data, and innovation
In its latest meeting, Humber and North Yorkshire (HNY) ICB discussed upcoming changes to ICB structure and implications of the new ICB model for digital, data, and innovation. Also debated were the emotional and operational impacts of restructuring on staff, “including reductions in team sizes and changes to reporting lines”; […]
NHS England seeks to build on Cyber Security Supply Chain Charter with “more direct, proportionate engagement” with suppliers
NHS England has shared an open letter to current suppliers across the health and care system, outlining the shared responsibility to strengthen cyber security, and plans for direct supplier engagement. From January 2026, NHS England will be looking to contact suppliers directly to discuss current cyber security controls, requesting supporting […]
Pharmacy2U acquires care home pharmacy provider Care Quality Pharmacy
UK digital pharmacy, Pharmacy2U, has announced that it is acquiring Care Quality Pharmacy, a provider focusing on care homes, in what will be its “first step into the care home pharmacy sector”. Care Quality Pharmacy offers prescriptions and services to a range of care homes, care services, and care agencies. […]
Mid Yorkshire Teaching digital, data and technology strategy: EPR delivery, AI and intelligent automation, the NHS App as a digital front door
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) has published its latest digital, data and technology strategy to 2030, showing a “clear shift from traditional IT and information to a more aligned approach of digital health and data science”. Main focus areas include the consolidation of systems into a single EPR platform, […]
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals on EPR optimisation, shared digital workspaces, AI
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has highlighted digital progress and outlined future priorities, focusing on EPR optimisation, establishing a shared digital workspace, embracing AI, and enabling a digital front door. Progress continues to be made on its EPR optimisation programme, the trust shares, with some of the latest developments […]
Royal Cornwall Hospitals sponsors study exploring relevance of 1939 Cancer Act in the digital age
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is sponsoring a study exploring the relevance and effectiveness of the 1939 Cancer Act in an increasingly digital world, it has shared. Since the Act’s publication, the way health information is shared and accessed has changed “dramatically”, the trust states, with information widely available […]
News in brief: 248 active robotic process automation bots at Kent Community Health, Royal Bolton trials AI to detect Down’s syndrome
Welcome to another edition of HTN’s news in brief, where we share some of the health tech stories that have caught our attention over the last few weeks. Robotic process automation at Kent Community Health Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has offered an update on progress around robotic process […]
