The Humber Health Partnership (HHP) has outlined a vision for its virtual hospital model as part of its Clinical Services Strategy for 2025 – 2030, aiming to reduce the overall size of its physical estate and take advantage of new technologies to deliver care closer to communities. “One of the […]
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University Hospitals of Liverpool Group updates on digital medicines progress
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group has shared “significant progress” around digital medicines infrastructure at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, highlighting a large-scale EPMA upgrade, the rollout of EPMA in emergency departments, the deployment of automated drug cabinets, and the implementation of the Philips ICCA EPR in critical care. The digital medicines team’s […]
The Christie shares plans for EPR procurement, ambient AI, patient portal, and intelligent hospital
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has shared plans and progress delivered to date on its “Future Christie” programme, outlining actions including the deployment of ambient voice technology, the procurement of an EPR, and the implementation of a Joint Analytics for Cancer initiative as “the foundation of the intelligent hospital vision”. […]
EPR goes live at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has gone live with Oracle Cerner EPR across its hospitals and other sites including Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub, as “the last acute trust in London to go digital”. Plans to introduce the £44 million EPR were […]
AI Policy from Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals covers procurement, responsibilities, and development of AI
An AI Policy from Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) NHS Foundation Trust has set out a guiding framework to ensure “the appropriate deployment, management, and oversight of AI systems across the DBTH partners”. Its scope covers all departments and services, and AI systems either internally developed or procured from […]
Welsh Ambulance Services shares EPR configurations and notes focus on AI and automation
Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (WAST) has shared that the refresh of its electronic patient care record (ePCR) application has been formally approved following “extensive collaboration” with users and stakeholders. The ePCR’s user interface is undergoing enhancement to make it more intuitive, with input from senior clinicians, digital services, […]
Cambridge University Hospitals on ambient AI, command centre, digital front door, eHospital
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has shared progress toward its aim of becoming “the most innovation-friendly trust in the country”, highlighting work around ambient AI, its digital front door, and eHospital. As part of establishing an “enabling environment” for innovation, the trust has deployed a secure Microsoft Azure cloud […]
First eight trusts to be assessed for advanced foundation trust programme
The first eight trusts to be assessed under the Advanced Foundation Trust Programme have been named, with their performance against priority areas of leadership, quality, and financial sustainability to determine whether they will be given greater autonomy and financial freedoms. Those granted Advanced Foundation Trust status will also be given […]
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership sets out five-year plan for digital, future EPR, and ambient AI
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust’s latest five-year digital strategy has outlined ambitions around AI, cybersecurity, digital training, and patient-facing technologies, along with harnessing available data for business intelligence and transforming care. Celebrating improvements from the trust’s 2022 digital strategy including “significantly improved” network connectivity, a major upgrade […]
UK Government shares pilot programmes for remote monitoring from Sheffield, Portsmouth and Leeds Hospitals
The UK government has shared a prediction that remote monitoring will soon free up half a million appointments per year, offering insights into pilot programmes across the country, including a government-funded trial led by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the University of Sheffield to test the benefits of remote monitoring for […]
