Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract worth £572,000 to DrDoctor for the provision of a patient engagement portal. In a contract award notice published last week, the trust shared details of the contract award, described as the “provision of services for patient engagement tools, consumables, […]
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Inspection rating system to launch for the care sector across Wales
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) is to launch an inspection rating system for care services to help “better understand the quality of care provided” and support informed decisions. The new system launches on 1 April 2025 to evaluate four key areas: well-being; care and support; leadership and management; and the environment, […]
System-wide approach to cyber security highlighted by Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
Chris Ibell, CDIO at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB, offered an update on the cyber security status at the ICB’s latest meeting, outlining the cyber risk to its organisations, and sharing plans to focus on an integrated care system approach to incident response planning. The update follows a cyber crisis simulation […]
NHS Scotland’s operational improvement plan: health and social care app roll-out, national digital dermatology
NHS Scotland’s operational improvement plan has been published, focusing on the roll-out of its health and social care app, the “digital front door” to health and care, taking a “stronger digital first approach”, and “further harnessing the benefits” of digital tech and innovation. The operational plan notes the national roll-out […]
NHS Lanarkshire set to launch digital check-in and triage system in A&E
NHS Lanarkshire is to launch a digital check-in and triage system for patients arriving at its accident and emergency department, to gather key patient information at the point of arrival. Planned to roll-out over the upcoming weeks, first at University Hospital Monklands, and then followed by a phased roll-out to […]
South East Coast Ambulance Service opens pre-engagement for patient safety and risk management platform
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has launched a market engagement exercise for a patient safety and risk digital management platform to “better understand the systems available and their differing abilities”. The ambulance service aims for the exercise to support the development of their “needs and wants” […]
Apple introduces clinical-grade hearing aid feature for AirPods Pro 2
Apple has introduced a clinical-grade hearing aid feature for the AirPods Pro 2, building on its hearing test feature to offer an “end-to-end hearing health experience focused on prevention, awareness, and assistance”. The feature, now available in the UK as a software update for AirPods Pro 2 users, uses a […]
NHS England board discuss EPR coverage, digital maturity, and tech and digital investment
NHS England’s board met earlier this month to discuss operational, performance, delivery, and digital, data and technology updates. The digital, data and technology transformation update noted the Frontline Digitisation programme is on track for 96 percent of trusts to have implemented an EPR by March 2026. As of March 2025, […]
Lincolnshire Community Health agrees 5 year EPR deal
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust has awarded a contract to TPP to continue with the SystmOne electronic patient record. The contract was awarded through the NHS LPP Clinical Digital Solutions Framework Agreement and is said to last for five years with the option to extend at yearly intervals up […]
Leicestershire Partnership NHS applying AI model for predicting hospital stays for people with learning disabilities
Loughborough University has developed an AI model, aimed at tackling “healthcare challenges faced by people with learning disabilities and multiple health conditions”, with the tool being applied at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. According to a team of computer scientists that have been working on the DECODE project, the model has […]
