A national cancer prehabilitation programme being rolled out by the Scottish government in collaboration with Macmillan Cancer Support and the Centre for Sustainable Delivery, is to use digital resources as part of support offered to patients before and during their cancer treatment. The new cancer prehabilitation screening pathway is “designed […]
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AI, automation and single EPR from Mid Yorkshire Teaching
The board of Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) has shared a series of updates around digital, including on AI, automation, and its EPR, alongside the approval of its latest digital, data, and technology strategy to 2030. Focus areas for the next five years include the consolidation of systems into […]
HTN Now panel deep dive into EPRs, discussing approaches, implementation, lessons learned, challenges, and future directions
With the help of a panel of experts from across the health sector, HTN recently took a deep dive into EPRs, looking at approaches to implementation, lessons learned, challenges, and future directions. Panellists included Ian Mackenzie, CIO at Surrey and Borders Partnership; Ciara Moore, EPR operations director at Bath, Salisbury […]
£5 million Innovate UK funding competition seeks to drive growth of secure and resilient software supply chains
A newly-launched Innovate UK funding competition is offering a share of £5 million to projects driving the growth of secure and resilient software supply chains through the adoption of the government’s Software Security Code of Practice (SSCoP). The code of practice is designed to support software vendors and their customers […]
Sussex Partnership NHS FT launches EPR
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched the SystmOne EPR, joining around half of local GP practices using SystmOne and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. Chief medical officer Oliver Dale spoke of seeing early evidence of positive feedback and improvements, noting: “Change can be […]
Updates on core infrastructure modernisation, AI and automation, AVT from London Ambulance Service
At its latest meeting, the board of London Ambulance Service (LAS) shared updates on a range of digital and data programmes underway across the trust, looking at patient outcomes, core infrastructure modernisation, AI and automation, ePCR, and ambient voice technology. A key strategic highlight offered by the board is the […]
Microsoft launches Copilot Health to bring together data from EHR and wearables for personalised and proactive care
Microsoft has launched Copilot Health, said to provide users the ability to bring together data from across their health records, wearables, and lab results, applying intelligence to turn insights into “a coherent story”. Copilot Health is positioned to support people understand the information they have, part of a “secure space […]
Kent and Medway Mental Health introduces tools to capture peer support outcomes in EPR
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has introduced three innovations within its digital patient record system to allow for the electronic capture of peer support outcomes. The innovations include the Hope, Agency and Opportunity (HAO) outcome measure, a dedicated peer support intervention tab, and an intended activity SNOMED code. […]
Hywel Dda University Health Board renews digital dictation contract for £614k
Hywel Dda University Health Board has chosen to renew its contract with Dublin-based T-Pro, allowing the continued licensing of T-Pro’s digital dictation system. The renewal, valued at just under £614,0000, covers two modules: T-Pro Dictate and T-Pro Speech, which are currently in use across the health board. According to Hywel […]
Personalised medicine and AI inquiry and call for evidence issued by House of Lords
An inquiry into personalised medicine and AI, along with an associated call for evidence, has been issued by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, seeking to explore possibilities, assess current regulatory frameworks, and understand how best to deploy proven innovations across the NHS. “We will examine the gap […]
