A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a joint EPR programme has been prepared by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, outlining the joint approach to procurement, governance, resourcing, and decision-making. The intention to jointly procure an EPR was shared in June, with the organisations […]
News
Imperial College NHS reports increase in registrations for Imperial Health Knowledge Bank
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has revealed that nearly 140,000 patients within the north west London area have now registered with the trust’s patient database, Imperial Health Knowledge Bank. Patients who join the database agree to have their health information collected and stored by the trust for research purposes, also […]
Health Tech Awards 2025: Meet the winners!
The time has finally come to share the winning and highly commended entries in the HTN Awards 2025! After a fantastic response and entries spanning every corner of the health tech arena; we are delighted to thank all of those who entered, and, of course, to offer a huge congratulations […]
Welsh government shares usage and future plans for NHS Wales App
The Welsh Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing has shared an update on the NHS Wales App, its use and plans for upcoming features, including test results, patient-reported outcomes, and an “about me” section for patients to share information they would like health professionals to know about them. Since the […]
East Cheshire NHS and Mid Cheshire NHS trusts reflect on EPR roll-out and next phase
The East Cheshire NHS Trust board has noted a “smoother than anticipated go-live” of its MEDITECH EPR in June of this year, noting learnings to share with other trusts, the impacts across the hospitals and the next phase of the programme. The joint go-live with Mid Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust […]
Mersey Care NHS launches digital intervention to support young people with anorexia nervosa
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has launched a digital support platform to help young people with anorexia nervosa and their families. The TRIANGLE platform, developed by Mersey Care’s Children’s Eating Disorder Service (CEDS) in partnership with Professor Janet Treasure at King’s College London and Informatics Merseyside, was created with input […]
Join us midday 8 October for the Health Tech Awards 2025!
It’s almost time!! Join us this Wednesday for the Health Tech Awards 2025, when we reveal the highly commended and winners in each category. Our esteemed judges meticulously worked through the judging process for the Health Tech Awards 2025, and last month we announced our finalists! A key part of […]
North Bristol NHS Trust goes live with EPMA
North Bristol NHS Trust is celebrating going live with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA), with hopes of improving medication safety, streamlining clinical workflows, and enhancing patient care. Jenna Auchraje, lead pharmacist for electronic prescribing, and leading the trust-wide implementation of Careflow Medicines Management, shared news of the “successful” go-live […]
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS FT goes live with EPR
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the Epic electronic patient record system this week. In a LinkedIn post, David Grannell, associate director digital at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS, counted down the hours to the trust’s Epic EPR launch, following “four years of […]
HTN Now: Livi, The Rotherham NHS and Sheffield Children’s discuss scaling health technologies
For a HTN Now webinar discussion on scaling health technologies we welcomed Clair Scaife, nurse/AHP clinical lead with the service improvement team at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust; Annmarie Grogan, clinical and palliative lead nurse with the children’s community nursing team at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; and Riccardo Arduini, […]
