Strategic milestones to 2030 for data, AI, EPR, and remote care at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust have set the trajectory for the trust’s digital journey over the next four years. Focuses include moving care closer to home, embracing digital transformation and data-driven decisions, promoting staff digital literacy, upgrading digital […]
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University Hospitals of Leicester and Northamptonshire award £1.9 million ambient voice contract
University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) have awarded a £1.9 million contract to Accurx for the provision of its Ambient Voice Technology solution. The award follows a competitive procurement that saw a total of five tenders evaluated, according to the trusts, seeking to find a […]
East Cheshire shares five aims for 2026 and beyond following EPR rollout
East Cheshire NHS Trust has outlined five aims for 2026 and beyond following the “smoother than anticipated” go-live of its Meditech EPR in June of last year. The joint go-live with Mid Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust introduced phase one functionality including emergency department, patient administration system, theatres, inpatient and outpatient […]
Moorfields spin-out partners with Specsavers to harness potential of AI tech in optometry
Moorfields spin-out Cascader has announced its partnership with Specsavers focused on harnessing the potential of AI innovation to improve patient care in optometry. Peter Thomas, Moorfields’ CCIO and executive director of digital development, and Giles Edmonds, clinical services director at Specsavers, announced that the partnership is set to explore the […]
Cambridgeshire Community and Norfolk Community share AI MSK outcomes amidst £2 million procurement
Cambridgeshire Community Services and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS trusts have shared outcomes from the use of an AI app in physiotherapy services, amidst a £2 million procurement exercise to roll out a similar programme for the next three years. During a 12-week pilot at Cambridgeshire Community in partnership […]
Barts Health plans to invest in AVT at scale
Barts Health NHS Trust plans to invest in ambient voice technology “at scale” following its participation in a national pilot. The pilot saw 250 staff members from across the trust using Oracle’s Clinical AI Agent to capture conversations during clinic appointments. An app on smartphones was used to record, allowing […]
Oxford University Hospitals shares evaluation of ambient voice pilots
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has shared outcomes from its pilot of ambient voice technology (AVT), noting it shows “real promise” in helping clinicians save time, reducing stress, and allowing more of a focus on patient care. Taking to LinkedIn, the trust highlights that almost 90 percent of […]
NIHR, Royal Devon and University of Exeter develop algorithm to help identify cancer earlier from blood analysis
A research collaboration with NIHR, The Royal Devon University Hospital Trust and The University of Exeter, has identified a novel way of interpreting standard blood tests with the potential to help identify cancer earlier. The HelpFlag study applies an algorithm to blood analysis, supporting doctors in detecting differences in blood […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital launches partnership focused on connecting data on rare diseases
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to launch a new partnership with LifeArc, focusing on advancing research into rare diseases in children by connecting data from across the UK. “Rare disease health data is often fragmented and disconnected due to small numbers living with the conditions, which can […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS chooses EBO’s patient portal
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is introducing EBO’s Intelligent Patient Portal (IPP) as part of its digital transformation programme, to make it easier for people to access services and support mental health and community care. The EBO patient portal is powered by conversational artificial intelligence and informed by behavioural […]
