Recent board papers from Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust revolve around ‘Project Fusion’, which will see a number of their services brought together under a new trust; as part of their meeting, the boards discussed the new trust’s developing digital strategy […]
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Royal Marsden NHS CIO announces move to Nervecentre
In a LinkedIn post this week (22 November), David Newey announced that he will be leaving his current role as chief information officer at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, to join Nervecentre as director of digital transformation. Speaking on his “six amazing years” at Royal Marsden, David shared that […]
University Hospitals Birmingham seeks electronic content platform to make data more accessible
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has published a future opportunity notice to outline the trust’s upcoming procurement of an enterprise electronic content solution. The notice details the trust’s plans to source a solution which can replace the current enterprise content platform, primarily for the storage of part of the […]
Manchester University NHS FT appoints new CDIO
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has announced that it will be welcoming a new chief digital & information officer (CDIO). David Walliker, who is currently chief digital and partnership officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will be joining the team at Manchester at the end of April 2024. David […]
Sheffield Health and Social Care goes live with EPR, with NHSE announcing 90 percent EPR adoption across NHS trusts
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with their electronic patient record system, with the NHS highlighting that the go-live marks the 189th NHS trust to launch an EPR – meeting the government’s target for 90 percent adoption ahead of the December 2023 target. The trust […]
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde publishes contract notice for neonatal EPR
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has published a contract notice for a neonatal intensive care cloud-based electronic patient record system that “will have the ability to adapt with the ever-changing technology advances in neonatal care”, helping to reduce manual work and paper usage. The contract duration will be a period […]
University Hospitals of Leicester virtual wards connects with Pioneer Wound Healing and Lymphedema Centres
University Hospitals of Leicester has partnered with Independent Provider Pioneer Wound Healing and Lymphedema Centres to utilise virtual wards to prevent and treat pressure ulcers. It means hospital teams can upload images for assessment by Pioneer Health Consultants who can remotely access them and create a personalised prevention and treatment plan. The […]
Chelsea and Westminster pilots AI solution for cataract patients
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has launched a “concept test” pilot of AI solution Dora to support cataract patients, which will see Dora phone patients on behalf of the department and ask them questions about their experience so far, along with being able to answer certain queries. Dora is developed by […]
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre announces role as early adopter of data professionals framework
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust has announced its role as one of the eight early adopter sites of the NHS’s new National Competency Framework (NCF) for the recruitment and development of data professionals, designed to “professionalise the data and analytics workforce within health and care and create a […]
Mid and South Essex digital action plan to deliver “excellent, connected care through being a digital-first organisation”
Having updated its digital strategy following feedback from its Digital and Data forum, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has published a “Digital strategy – in to Action” plan. It brings together its digital strategy and plans for an EPR, which form a major part of the strategy. The […]
