University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) has shared insight into how the trust is utilising artificial intelligence with the aim of improving patient experience, with focus on a collaborative project designed to reduce the number of missed appointments. UHCW’s CEO Professor Andy Hardy spoke at an IBM event to share […]
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Digital strategy from Leeds Teaching Hospitals: “proactive” digital service, empowered workforce, innovation culture and more
Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS Trust has published its IT Strategy for 2024 – 2028, with digital emphasised as a key enabler for efficiency, service improvement and innovation, with a need to deliver a digital service offering tech that is secure and easy to use; and features up-to-date and accurate […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ strategy to 2030 commits to being “innovation friendly health system”
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GST) has published a new strategy running to 2030, highlighting expectations around the potential offered by the next decade of digital advancements and sharing plans around EPR optimisation, attracting and funding healthcare innovation, and utilising artificial intelligence and and automation responsibly. On the […]
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust announces preferred EPR supplier
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) has announced the preferred supplier for its electronic patient record, to Insight Direct (UK) implementing a Nervecentre solution, subject to contract and approval of full business case. The trust has been investing in its digital infrastructure as part of the EPR programme, with […]
Feature: The current and future value of EPR solutions by Gary Mooney, InterSystems
By Gary Mooney, InterSystems Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) are increasingly performing an essential role in enhancing the efficiency and performance of healthcare services, whilst providing a platform to pave the way for future models of healthcare that is more connected and patient-centric. The essence of EPRs lies in their ability […]
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS revalidates against HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 standard
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced its success in revalidating against the new HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 standard, which utilises “more stringent criteria” to assess digital adoption and care quality across a variety of clinical settings. According to the announcement published on the trust’s website, HIMSS inspectors “observed […]
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS FT 2024-2029 maternity strategy highlights EPR plans for 2025
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published its maternity service strategy for 2024-2029, highlighting innovation and technology as key enablers to develop the service and noting plans to launch a new maternity end-to-end electronic patient record in 2025. The strategy focuses on four key aims, including understanding clinical outcomes based […]
Royal National Orthopaedic and University College London Hospitals announce EHR collaboration
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust (RNOH) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) have announced their upcoming collaboration on Epic’s EHR, which is expected to be rolled-out at RNOH in November of 2025. The roll-out, which follows funding approval from NHS England, will see Epic implemented across […]
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn 2024-2030 strategy highlights plans for EPR and ‘digital first new hospital’
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH) has published its new strategy for 2024-2030, with digital and data highlighted as one of nine “essential focus areas”. The strategy sets out an aim to improve care access and efficiency through use of technology and enhancement of overall digital […]
Nottingham University Hospitals experiences critical IT incident; returns to business as usual
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has experienced a critical incident within its pathology services, declaring that the incident was “the result of an IT failure” which “affected our ability to process blood test results in a timely fashion”; as of today, the critical incident has been stood down. As a […]
