For our latest news in brief we take a look at some of the health tech news stories to have caught our eye over the last few weeks. Major upgrade to EPR system and AVT roll out at University Hospitals of Leicester University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has made […]
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East Cheshire ambition to increase direct care time by over ten percent by 2029 using digital
East Cheshire NHS Trust has published its latest quality and safety strategy to 2031, sharing ambitions to increase direct patient care time by more than ten percent, expand virtual appointments, reduce duplicate paper-digital documentation by 75 percent, and to support staff so that 90 percent achieve digital competency by 2028. […]
EPR to go-live at University Hospitals Plymouth this week
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is set to go live with its Epic EPR on 23 July, said to be a step forward in the One Devon programme forming a single, shared digital system to bring together hospital and specialist community services in Devon. Following go-lives across Royal Devon University […]
HTN Trust Region Series: South West
NHS Trust Region Series: South West Welcome to the final instalment of our trust region series for 2026, where we take a deep dive into what’s happening with digital and data across the South West region. We’ll explore pilots and innovations, strategies, case studies, and insights from the sector. Digital […]
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 […]
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 […]
Midlands Partnership launches trust strategy and digital roadmap
A new trust strategy from Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has shared commitments to digital and AI-enabled transformation, and a phased three-year roadmap to 2031. Priorities include an expanded acute care at home and virtual ward model, shared digital platforms to support integrated neighbourhood teams, the automation of high […]
AI system colour codes internal anatomy during surgery at London North West NHS
An AI system is being used to colour code internal anatomy during surgery at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, said to help surgeons to see subtle structures that might be hard to distinguish with the eye. The Eureka system analyses the surgical field in real-time, overlaying colours onto […]
NHSE outlines patient communications standards with customer service approach
NHS England has announced an “overhaul of patient communications”, to detail standards for regular updates at least every 12 weeks for those on waiting lists in a plan to ensure a consistent “customer service” approach. Eight new minimum standards for patient experience have been developed in collaboration with patients and […]
