Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB has issued a tender notice for a digitalised All Age Continuing Care (AACC) end-to-end digital system, with a total contract value of £1.3 million over three years. The ICB seeks a system to support the delivery of “enhanced transformation across all spectrums of the […]
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Finalised 2025/26 operating plan and next steps in NHSE May board meeting
The finalised 2025/26 operating plan position and next steps have been published as part of NHS England’s latest board meeting, with boards highlighting the “level of challenge that will be involved in delivering this financial plan alongside operational performance ambitions”. The publication of the 10 Year Health Plan and the […]
Scotland health boards plan £206 million contract for finance, HR, payroll and procurement SaaS solution
NHS Scotland’s health boards have launched a procurement for an integrated, cloud-based software-as-a-service solution for finance, HR, payroll and procurement processes, worth an estimated total value of £206 million. NHS National Services Scotland is leading the procurement, including the appointment of a systems integrator to oversee the design, delivery and […]
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership announces EPR supplier
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has confirmed the supplier of its electronic patient record system, to implement TPP’s SystmOne. The announcement follows a tender process in which the trust highlights 62 clinical and operational staff were actively involved in the procurement. Peter Newton, director of digital & informatics services […]
Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership contracts digital patient portal
Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, covering four acute trusts, has contracted Patients Know Best for a digital patient portal to March 2027. The programme will span York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and […]
HTN Now: The Dudley Group and Essex Partnership on best practices with EPMA
For a recent HTN Now webinar, we explored the impact of EMPA, taking a closer look at its role in increasing efficiency and accuracy in prescribing, in improving patient safety, and some of the challenges with introducing and implementing EPMA systems. Our expert panellists, Fhezan Ashraf, senior pharmacist clinical configuration […]
News in Brief: University College London cyber security incident, Northamptonshire ICB referral system, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICS remote monitoring pilot
Here we cover some of the latest stories in health tech that have caught our eye recently. Let’s take a look at what’s been going on over the past week. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust responds to cyber security incident University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has […]
UCL and Kings College London generative AI pilot offers predictions on what happens next
A pilot run by researchers across UCL and King’s College London is utilising de-identified data from 57 million NHS patients to train a generative AI model. The tool is said to offer predictions on what happens next based on previous medical events, aiming to inform services at a local and […]
Cancer tool built into federated data platform announced
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a centralised system for cancer patients, built into the Federated Data Platform, the tool is said to bring cancer patient information together. The Cancer 360 tool collates data points across tests, appointments and treatments, displayed via a dashboard. DHSC highlights how […]
Help judge the esteemed Health Tech Awards!
Our favourite event of the year is here, where we hear about health tech projects and programmes from across health and care in the Health Tech Awards 2025 that have made an impact! We’re looking for a fantastic group of NHS employees from across care settings and specialities or independent […]