The board of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has shared “significant progress on strengthening its cyber posture and infrastructure resilience”, noting work to explore future EPR options, AI-enabled transformation, and data-driven improvement. On cyber security, the trust highlights the reduction of unsupported operating systems, along with clearly mapping risks to […]
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Kingston and Richmond starts roll out of ambient voice tech
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust started its roll out of Lyrebird Health ambient voice technology last week, initially in the emergency department, gastroenterology and gynaecology outpatients. The trust has been working in partnership with other South West London trusts and the SWL Acute Provider Collaborative to introduce AVT, the board […]
EPR goes live at University Hospitals Plymouth
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has gone live with its electronic patient record, joining Torbay and South Devon and Royal Devon, to form a shared digital record across Devon. The go-live required a “superhuman effort”, according to chief exec Neil Macdonald, with more than 700 superusers being trained to help […]
Devon Partnership shares digital plans and at-risk programmes across digital, data and tech portfolio
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has shared progress and at-risk programmes across its digital, data and technology (DDaT) portfolio, noting that it is “moving forwards within the available resources across many schemes”, but suggests board attention should be focused on the volume and diversity of transformation, along with the requirements of […]
University Hospitals of North Midlands live with full digital pathology
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has introduced digital histopathology reporting following an 18-month programme of investment, innovation, and workforce development. According to the trust, the move to a full digital pathology service supports improved reviews of cases and collaboration. Using the system, specialists can examine tissue samples using […]
Replacement of imaging systems, digital system implemented for children with diabetes at Gloucestershire Hospitals
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented a digital baby diary in women’s and children’s services, introduced a digital system for children and young people with diabetes, and plans to replace its imaging systems in Autumn. The trust is moving from its existing picture archiving and communications system and radiology […]
Five-year strategy from Berkshire Healthcare shares plans for digital productivity and engagement
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has shared plans to redesign care pathways, transform care, and realise efficiency and productivity improvements with the use of AI, automation, and digital tools. In its five-year strategy to 2031, the trust commits to innovation, transformation, and system reinvestment in proactive, multidisciplinary neighbourhood healthcare, delivering […]
Humber Health digitises mental capacity assessments and progresses group-wide EPR
Humber Health Partnership, comprised of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, has updated on a number of key digital programmes and priorities, noting the digitisation of mental capacity assessments, the use of VR in specialist rehabilitation, medication safety, and EPR progress. Digital […]
£23 million risk remediation in digital strategy from St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group
A group digital strategy for 2026-2030 from St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group has set out the strategic direction required to support the transition of the group to a single integrated health organisation. “Over the next four years, a significant proportion of investment and delivery […]
Kent and Medway Mental Health pilots AI generated virtual patients
AI-generated virtual patients are being used in a project led by Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, to explore how they can support medical students develop essential clinical skills. The 18-month project, a collaboration with Kent and Medway Medical School and the University of Kent, is designed to offer […]
