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 […]
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Ministry of Defence awards TPP £8 million EHR and medicine management system contract
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract worth £8 million to The Phoenix Partnership (Leeds) Ltd for an EHR and medicines management system, following a competition through the Clinical Digital Solutions for the Integrated Health Economy Framework part of the NHS London Procurement Partnership. The contract, which is […]
Roadmap for modern digital government sets out key aims, platforms, and transformation initiatives
The UK government has published its roadmap for modern digital government, an action plan bringing together integral products, platforms, and transformation initiatives to demonstrate how digitalisation across the government is improving public services, increasing accessibility, and promoting value for money. The roadmap aims to deliver on five themes: easier lives, […]
University Hospitals Birmingham launches pre-market engagement for digital consent system
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT has launched a pre-market engagement notice looking to identify suppliers and current market capabilities for an eConsent system. Feedback from suppliers on the engagement will help inform the future development of a specification and procurement strategy, University Hospitals Birmingham shares. The trust hopes to replace […]
Three new HTN Now webinars launched: digital in maternity, ambient scribe technology in NHS trusts and transformation in women’s health
As part of our thought leadership HTN Now webinar series, we’re delighted to launch three new panel discussion webinars to the HTN schedule: 27 March: Digital in maternity 22 April: Transformation in women’s health; the role of digital and data in meeting healthcare needs and supporting transformation 5 May: Deep […]
Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS reviews November EPR go-live
The board of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in its latest meeting discussed some of the initial outcomes, challenges, benefits, and opportunities from its newly launched EPR. The EPR went live in November 2025 alongside EPMA, at a cost of £50 million. The trust’s radiology information system, […]
£1.2 million for automatic AI system developed with Alder Hey clinicians
An automatic AI system developed by Alder Hey clinicians and researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool have received a £1.2 million grant from the NIHR Invention for Innovation programme. The system automates x-ray interpretation, data capture, and monitoring, with an AI algorithm trained on thousands of x-ray images […]
NHS England opens market engagement on digital solutions for menopause
NHS England has published a preliminary market engagement notice expressing its intent to procure digital therapeutics solutions for menopause. At this stage, the financial aspects of the procurement remain undefined, according to NHS England. Contract dates are also yet to be agreed, with an estimated date for publication of the […]
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde shares intention to procure cloud-based digital records solution
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has shared its intention to procure a cloud-based digital records solution via a prior information notice for potential suppliers. The health board is looking to procure the solution to support the digitisation, secure storage, and lifecycle management of its legacy paper-based records, it notes. The […]
NHS England lists 19 suppliers meeting criteria for ambient voice registry
NHS England’s Transformation Directorate has published a list of 19 suppliers who have evidenced the criteria required to be part of its self-certified Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) registry – “a national capability to support safe and effective scaling and adoption of AVT across the health and care system”. The 19 […]
