Barts Health NHS Trust plans to invest in ambient voice technology “at scale” following its participation in a national pilot. The pilot saw 250 staff members from across the trust using Oracle’s Clinical AI Agent to capture conversations during clinic appointments. An app on smartphones was used to record, allowing […]
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Oxford University Hospitals shares evaluation of ambient voice pilots
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has shared outcomes from its pilot of ambient voice technology (AVT), noting it shows “real promise” in helping clinicians save time, reducing stress, and allowing more of a focus on patient care. Taking to LinkedIn, the trust highlights that almost 90 percent of […]
NIHR, Royal Devon and University of Exeter develop algorithm to help identify cancer earlier from blood analysis
A research collaboration with NIHR, The Royal Devon University Hospital Trust and The University of Exeter, has identified a novel way of interpreting standard blood tests with the potential to help identify cancer earlier. The HelpFlag study applies an algorithm to blood analysis, supporting doctors in detecting differences in blood […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital launches partnership focused on connecting data on rare diseases
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to launch a new partnership with LifeArc, focusing on advancing research into rare diseases in children by connecting data from across the UK. “Rare disease health data is often fragmented and disconnected due to small numbers living with the conditions, which can […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS chooses EBO’s patient portal
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is introducing EBO’s Intelligent Patient Portal (IPP) as part of its digital transformation programme, to make it easier for people to access services and support mental health and community care. The EBO patient portal is powered by conversational artificial intelligence and informed by behavioural […]
NHS trust productivity data published by NHS England
NHS England has published the latest data on productivity growth to October, data that compares the same period in the previous year, for activity (cost‑weighted), resource use (in real terms), and productivity. Coming out with the greatest increase in October’s figures for acute providers was The Princess Alexandra Hospital with […]
Royal Marsden shares success using treatment planning system for radiotherapy patients
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has successfully delivered online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) on an Elekta linear accelerator, potentially improving treatment precision and helping to minimise damage to healthy tissue. oART treatments usually require specialised machines, the trust shares, but using the Elekta tool shows how they can be delivered […]
Mid and South Essex awards £305,000 contract for RTT digital outpatient solution
Mid and South Essex NHS Trust has awarded a contract worth £305,000 to Nottingham-based Healthcare Business Solutions UK Ltd, for the provision of a referral to treatment digital outpatients solution. The solution was sought by the trust in order to support triage, review, and management of routine and urgent referrals […]
DHCW awards £136k contract for Wales Terminology Service
Digital Health and Care Wales has awarded a contract worth £136,749 to Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research for the implementation of a FHIR Terminology Software Licence for the Wales Terminology Service, part of its National Data Resource infrastructure. This procurement will support Digital Health and Care Wales in distributing its […]
Harrogate and District NHS updates on EPR implementation, digital maturity and roadmap
The board of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) offered an update on the trust’s EPR implementation following the go-live of tranche one functionality in November 2025, along with plans to continue to improve digital maturity scores and a roadmap to 2028. “EPR is live and continues to be […]
