Mid and South Essex (MSE) ICB’s annual report has highlighted uses of digital across the system, including the expansion of the shared care record, progress on the unified EPR programme, and the use of digital tools to support integrated neighbourhood teams. On the shift from analogue to digital, MSE chair […]
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NHS Midlands completes at-scale procurement of ambient voice tech for 1,239 GP practices and 15 trusts
NHS Midlands has completed an at-scale procurement of Heidi’s ambient voice technology (AVT) solution to cover all 1,239 GP practices and 15 acute and community trusts in the region. The region-wide procurement, led by The Dudley Group and Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals, will support all GPs to access the […]
NHSE quality strategy signals “making quality the organising principle for all NHS activity”
NHS England has published a quality strategy to outline a structured approach to “making quality the organising principle for all NHS activity in England over the next decade”, including the use of data to measure and manage quality, the promotion of innovation and research, and tech to underpin safer, more […]
Digital roadmap for sepsis sets out recommendations and timelines for digital infrastructure
NHS England has published its sepsis modern service framework, putting forward a digital roadmap with recommendations and timelines for digital infrastructure including the single patient record, the Federated Data Platform, EPRs, machine learning, AI, wearables, and digital diagnostics. The framework outlines how the NHS will work to improve sepsis care […]
Government of Alberta uses Claude AI to locate and fix cyber security vulnerabilities
The government of Alberta has employed Claude AI to locate and fix cyber security vulnerabilities across government systems, said to assess 466 million lines of code, implement fixes, and run continuous security review. Claude Code’s Opus and Sonnet models have been used to analyse systems in all 27 provincial ministries, […]
Humber and North Yorkshire shares digital diagnostics progress and next steps for acute providers
Humber and North Yorkshire Collaboration of Acute Providers annual report for 2025/26 has shared achievements across imaging, diagnostics and order comms, with discussion on next steps and the future of acute care in the region. Focuses for 2025/26 included reducing unwarranted variation and improving timely imaging and reporting through the […]
Princess Alexandra Hospital contracts patient engagement portal
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust has contracted the Zesty patient engagement portal, with a contract value of £155,000. In a call-off from a framework agreement, the trust has awarded the contract to London-based Zesty Limited for the patient engagement portal via the NHS SBS framework, with the contract set to […]
VitalHub acquires Buddy Healthcare for €8.3 million
VitalHub, a software company offering EHR and workforce automation solutions, has announced its acquisition of Buddy Healthcare, a Finnish-based care coordination platform, for €8.3 million. The Buddy Healthcare platform is said to digitise specialised care pathways, reportedly working to replace paper notes and unnecessary visits with automated guidance to free-up […]
University Hospitals Plymouth procures digital histopathology pathway service
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has procured an end-to-end digital histopathology pathway service with integrated AI diagnostic support and NHS reporting services. The contract, worth £275k, has been awarded to Inify Laboratories Ltd following completion of the Most Suitable Provider Process, for its fully integrated diagnostic service enabling information sharing […]
Wearables news in brief: WHOOP raises $575 million, Feminai breast screening pilot, Eight Sleep generates sleep predictions
For our latest news in brief we focus on wearable technology, exploring funding news and emerging use cases across the health sector. Clair Health raises $11.6 million in seed funding for continuous hormone monitoring Clair Health has raised $11.6 million in seed funding to build wearable tech offering non-invasive continuous […]
