Croydon Health Services NHS Trust inaugural AI strategy has set out a range of use cases from HR processes to clinical coding, and from contract management to diagnostics and clinical decision support. The trust begins by weighing the benefits and risks of AI use across the organisation, pointing to opportunities […]
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Barts Health project sees AI eye-tracking tech to help patients with speech difficulties communicate
A project developed at Barts Health NHS Trust is using AI eye-tracking technology to help patients with speech difficulties to communicate. Project VOCAL (Voice for the Critically Unwell) has been developed by ITU nurse Anna Lazcano, with the tool currently in the development stage, and an initial prototype being reviewed […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS on cloud, AI, EPRs, Copilot, cyber security
In its latest annual report on digital, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has highlighted benefits and outcomes from digital initiatives such as the migration of over 300 servers and systems to new data centres, the implementation of new software for mental health documentation, and a pilot of ambient […]
Lincolnshire Partnership seeks input from service users on functionality for new patient app
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a survey seeking views on its upcoming patient engagement portal, with questions around desired functionality across electronic appointment management, accessing information about care and treatment, and sending and receiving secure messages. Service user engagement has helped to inform what it looked for when choosing […]
Automating medicine management at University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group has introduced automated medicine management, supporting an aim for safer and efficient medicines processes. In a partnership with BD, automated dispensing cabinets will be installed in 48 clinical areas over the next two years at Aintree University Hospital. These will reportedly provide clinicians with information about […]
People strategy from Royal Free London sets future workforce and digital readiness
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has launched its people strategy to 2031 noting digital, data, and automation as a key enabler in reshaping how care and work are delivered, committing to keeping people “at the heart” of rapid change. Maximising human judgment and oversight will be essential to enable […]
10-year £12m EPR contract awarded by South London and Maudsley
A ten-year EPR contract has been awarded to The Access Group by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The contract, worth an estimated £11.9 million, will run from November 2026 to November 2036. It was reportedly awarded via the NHS LPP clinical digital health solutions framework agreement. The trust […]
Barnsley Hospital NHS awards ambient voice contract
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for ambient voice technology acute licenses, set to run from November 2026 to February 2028, to Lyrebird Health. Board papers from September highlight the pilot of AVT across clinical areas such as outpatients and emergency care, with Barnsley noting that funding […]
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells shares plans for outpatient, diagnostic, remote care innovation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has shared plans for outpatient and diagnostic transformation, remote care, and digital innovation in its latest trust strategy to 2031, aiming to reshape the way care is delivered, optimise existing digital systems, and embrace new digital opportunities. Focuses will be on empowering patients and […]
Funding approval for EPR at North West Anglia NHS
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT) has reportedly received confirmation of funding for a new EPR system, allowing work to move ahead on an outline business case, with a target date for implementation of 2029. In its latest meeting, the trust board welcomed the news as a “significant and […]
