Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHT) has launched its new Digital First programme, looking to update the way it sends out patient communications and to make greater use of digital channels such as the NHS App. Patient letters and updates will now be sent out digitally, with the NHS […]
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£2.4 million in funding to establish “living lab” for wearable tech in Manchester
A UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship is to provide £2.4 million of funding over four years to establish a “living lab” in Manchester exploring the potential for wearable tech to improve patient care and outcomes. The fellowship, awarded to Lukas Hughes-Noehrer, lead for computational medicine at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust […]
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust launches shared digital patient record for cardiology services
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has launched a shared digital patient record for cardiology services, granting clinicians access to key cardiology information around procedures, treatment, and patient history with the aim of supporting clinical decision making and improving continuity of care. The Centricity Cardio Workflow (CCW) system connects teams across Southmead […]
BSW Hospitals Group prepares for shared EPR go-live
BSW Hospitals Group, formed of Royal United Hospitals Bath, Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, has shared progress toward the 2026 go-live of its shared EPR, highlighting appointments to senior leadership positions, and work to date on benefits realisation and process mapping. The group has […]
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals reports on successful completion of EPR second tranche
James Hawkins, CDIO at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has reported that the second tranche of the trust’s Nervecentre EPR has been successfully delivered. Following a deferred go-live due to delays with NHSE approval, the trust launched first tranche functionality back in May, covering observations, clinical documentation […]
Applications open for sixth cohort of the NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI
Applications have opened for the sixth cohort of the NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI, offering applicants the chance to be matched with existing clinical AI projects within the NHS to learn about the safe deployment and evaluation of AI in clinical workflows. The fellowship is designed to run for 12 […]
Berkshire Healthcare launches face-to-face Copilot training looking to make AI more accessible to its workforce
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has taken a face-to-face approach to deliver AI training across its workforce, aiming to make AI learning more accessible and help staff understand how Copilot can help to support them in their day-to-day roles. The training is taking place aboard the trust’s Health Bus, which […]
Barts Health continues to roll out ambient voice technology
Barts Health NHS Trust is continuing to roll out ambient voice technology to capture clinic conversations and generate patient letters automatically, as part of a national trial. Over 2,000 clinicians now have access to Oracle’s Clinical AI Agent tool across the trust, it states, with 1,350 having used it to […]
East and West Midlands Ambulance Services collaboration agreement looks to emerging opportunities and next steps
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust has outlined progress, emerging opportunities, and next steps from its digital collaboration agreement with West Midlands Ambulance Service. Having undertaken a review of IT contracts at both trusts, the board acknowledges immediate savings from major services are “likely to be limited” as a result […]
NHS England launches NHS-wide conversation on improving maternity and neonatal care
NHS England has launched an NHS-wide conversation on improving maternity and neonatal care, inviting staff from across the system to have their say on improving services and making change. Responses received will be used to inform the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce’s action plan, with each trust that participates to […]
