Patients Know Best has launched in Saudi Arabia, providing an educational collaboration with Al Maarefa University, integrating the Patients Know Best (PKB) platform into its core curriculum. The university programme officially kicked off with Dr. Mohammad Al Ubaydli, CEO and founder of PKB, delivering a lecture to Al Maarefa University […]
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Next steps for neighbourhood health in North West London: Data sharing, accelerating spread, move from reactive to proactive care
North West London ICB has defined next steps and key priorities to accelerate neighbourhood health across the region, with a focus on agreements for data sharing, accelerating the spread of proven care models, and driving the move from reactive to proactive care. There are seven place partnerships in NWL: Brent, […]
Green Plan from Coventry and Warwickshire ICS sets out ten digital transformation objectives to 2028
Coventry and Warwickshire ICB’s latest green plan has been published, listing ten digital transformation objectives and a timeline for their delivery to 2028. “Within the Coventry and Warwickshire ICS, digital technologies are being harnessed to reduce emissions, improve care delivery, and enhance system resilience,” the ICB states. “From virtual consultations […]
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB shares impact of tech for remote monitoring, managing pain, and reducing risk of falls
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB has shared impacts from remote technologies including an app to recognise pain in care home residents, a remote monitoring toolkit, and a digital tool using wireless sensors to measure gait and mobility in people at risk of falls. The ICB’s Digitising Social Care programme […]
South West London ICB details infrastructure strategy and EPR roadmap
South West London ICB has highlighted progress made on its 2025/26 infrastructure strategy, along with next steps for 2026 – 2029. The ICB notes short, medium and long term plans against the National Cyber Assurance Framework to improve cyber security maturity and resilience, as well as the launch of four […]
South Warwickshire University NHS and George Eliot Hospital board discuss joint EPR programme set for October 2026 go-live
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust and George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust boards have discussed its shared EPR programme, noting a go live of October 2026, the need to progress at pace, and highlighting the potential costs if the programme delays. “The programme has very limited contingency time, and delays […]
NHS England plans self-certified supplier registry for ambient voice technology solutions
NHS England is looking to create a supplier registry for ambient voice technology (AVT) solutions, aiming to support buying authorities within the health and care sector when finding a compliant AI scribing tool. According to NHS England, the self-certified registry will provide a “transparent, centralised platform where AVT suppliers can […]
South London and Maudsley plans EPR and patient engagement portal procurement in new digital and data strategy
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) has shared its upcoming digital and data strategy, along with key targets to determine its success, including the procurement and implementation of an EPR and a new patient engagement portal. “The trust has been without a Digital & Data Strategy since 2021 […]
£100 million digital transformation outlined in latest strategy from University Hospitals Sussex
A new trust strategy from University Hospitals Sussex (UHS) has outlined “ambitious plans to deliver big changes” over the next five years, outlining a £100 million digital transformation, £350 million in investment in clinical services, better facilities and systems, and increased use of robotic surgery and AI. Roxanne Smith, the […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB reports impact of patient engagement portal
A patient engagement portal developed by a team in-house at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has reportedly saved close to £3 million, UHMB has shared. The portal is now utilised across Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB, including Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, University Hospitals […]
