Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has shared a series of digital updates, including priorities and areas of focus under its annual plan 2026/27 and proposals for a refresh of the trust digital strategy. Looking ahead to the next five years, priority areas for consideration under the digital strategy refresh include […]

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has shared an update on its neighbourhood oncology programme in a move to a digitally-enabled and neighbourhood-based system of care, sharing a series of milestones for the next 12 months, and the next five years. Setting out the case for change, the trust notes that […]

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has issued a prior information notice sharing its intent to procure an MSK physiotherapy AI service. Seeking a UK-based service using AI to drive care delivery, the trust outlines requirements for a “readily available, comprehensive, end-to-end clinical pathway for both new and existing patients”, […]

The board of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has shared its plans for EPR go-live in 2027 and digital priorities such as digital literacy, data quality improvements, and the adoption of ambient voice technology and automation solutions to improve care quality and release time to care. After delivering a […]

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has published its medium term plan, outlining ambitions for the next five years. The trust plans to develop its making data count dashboard, expand patient portal capability, and implement digital tools to improve patient access and system efficiency. In year one for specialist […]

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has set out its digital delivery goals and priorities for 2026/27, focusing on using data to improve the health of communities, using tech to support people to be well at home, providing better access to care, making life easier for staff, and delivering […]

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has shared learnings and outcomes from its £21.1 million Time to Care project, citing “substantial progress” in delivering a new engagement-led operating model along with “meaningful cultural change” across services. Key achievements, the trust notes, include establishing a new operating model in inpatient and […]

The board of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust has presented a series of updates on current digital programmes and priorities, looking to the role of digital in areas such as clinical safety, and promoting staff digital confidence with a new Digital Impact Fellowship programme. The trust introduces […]

The National Institute for Health and Care Research has awarded funding of £1.5 million to Leeds Teaching Hospitals as part of national funding to increase the NHS’s ability to deliver high-quality commercial research, to be used toward four initiatives including the development and validation of AI imaging algorithms to improve […]

Sir James Mackey, chief executive at NHS England, has outlined next steps on planning and priorities for 2026/27 in an open letter to ICB and trust chief executives. Mackey starts by congratulating execs on progress toward operational targets on referral to treatment and urgent and emergency care, adding: “What we […]