NHS England has published its 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance, with a focus on local prioritisation and planning, reducing wait times, improving access and patient flow, and more. In a foreword by Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive highlighted improvements in services and productivity, but noted that in areas like elective […]
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2026 go-lives set for “joint Devon EPR”
Go-live dates have been confirmed for the “joint Devon EPR”, in what has been described as “an ambitious programme to transform care for patients and staff across Devon’s acute hospitals and community sites”. The One Devon EPR Partnership is made up of three trusts: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation […]
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS plans patient engagement portal procurement
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has published a prior information notice for the procurement of a patient engagement portal solution, with a budget of £800,000. It comes as part of the trust’s efforts to increase its digital maturity, in which a PEP has been highlighted as […]
Pilot utilises tech to support access and health education for kidney patients in South Tyneside and Sunderland
A pilot project launched at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is utilising technology to support digital access for kidney patients, helping them to get online and find health information, with an aim to improve their confidence and skills in using digital tools. The launch provides a patient hub […]
AI foundation model developed by Moorfields Eye Hospital supports mobile AI service for diabetic retinopathy in outback Australia
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, along with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Google, Topcon, and the INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub, is supporting the rollout of a mobile AI service for diabetic retinopathy in outback Australia, aiming to tackle inequalities in eye health for rural and Indigenous Australians. Following […]
Mid and South Essex FT and Essex Partnership FT announce £65 million EPR contract
Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust and Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust have announced their partnership for a £65 million contract agreement with Oracle Health. The agreement is for an EPR system aiming to improve clinician access to real-time patient information and enhance patient experience by preventing them “having […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital awards £16.7 million EPR contract
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a £16.7 million EPR contract to Meditech via the NHS LPP Clinical Digital Solutions Framework Agreement. The contract will run from 30 October 2024 for an initial period of ten years, with the option to extend for a further five, making the […]
Alder Hey Children’s responds to data published online purporting to be “obtained illegally” from trust systems
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has issued a response to claims that data published online and shared on social media has been “obtained illegally from systems shared by Alder Hey and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust”. The update informs patients that the trust is working with […]
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals’ partnership sees £2.56 million funding for innovative diagnosis and treatment
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s partnership with Newcastle University and the North East Innovation Lab (NEIL), designed to offer “independent expert support” to health tech innovators, has successfully secured £2.56 million in funding for innovations around the diagnosis and treatment of infection. The two projects focus on developing […]
AI and imaging help tackle cancer waiting lists in Barking, Havering and Redbridge
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals has shared details of how AI and imaging tools are being utilised across the trust, with an aim to reduce waiting times for x-ray results, and support cancer diagnosis and cancer treatment. As part of the North East London Cancer Alliance, the trust is […]
