NHS Scotland has published a prior information notice for a framework agreement to deliver a national digital diabetes remission programme, relying on digital solutions such as emotional wellbeing tools and app-based systems to aid with self-management activities.. The programme aims to provide support to eligible individuals with type 2 diabetes, […]
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Association of Ambulance Chief Executives highlights digital infrastructure ahead of ambulance commissioning review
The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) has issued a position paper offering strategic input ahead of the 2025/26 ambulance commissioning review, recognising this as a “pivotal opportunity to resolve longstanding commissioning barriers to optimal patient care delivery”, and highlighting current state lack of integration and use of digital systems. […]
HTN AI and Data Awards 2025: Meet the winners!
Welcome to the reveal of the HTN AI and Data Awards! We’re delighted to announce our winning entries across four competitive categories covering the use of AI and data in diagnosis, treatment, communication, system efficiency, and more. Before we start, we’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate and thank […]
OpenAI introduces HealthBench benchmark for evaluating capabilities of health AI systems
OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company responsible for ChatGPT, has launched a new benchmark for evaluating the capabilities of health AI systems, built in partnership with 262 physicians practicing across 60 countries. The company shares findings that large language models (LLMs) “have improved significantly over time and already outperform […]
EPR rolled out at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) has completed the roll-out of its Apollo EPR system, which replaces the trust’s current patient administration systems with an integrated digital record. The EPR, which is supplied by System C, has involved the largest single investment the trust […]
University College London Hospitals integrates digital dentistry programme with Epic
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed the integration of its digital dentistry programme with Epic, replacing the use of traditional dental impressions with intra-oral scanners which capture a precise digital image. UCLH highlighted how the programme addresses a need for a digital solution to tackle inefficiencies and […]
iClipPro EPR goes live at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals
The iClipPro EPR has gone live across St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, integrating multiple systems across the trusts’ sites, and covering more than 17,000 colleagues with an aim of minimising duplication and streamlining administrative tasks. Planning for the go-live involved the migration of patient information from “a number […]
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT pilots EPMA system
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust recently began recording and administrating medical information through the electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system, MedChart, as part of their ongoing “strategic initiatives” to increase digital adoption. The system has been piloted by the trust’s EPR team with support from colleagues on Ward […]
Interview: Will Monaghan, group CDIO at University Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
HTN caught up with Will Monaghan, group chief digital information officer at University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN), to chat around some of the group’s recent projects, ongoing priorities, and work on AI. “I’ve been at UHL and UHN since August 2024, and before that […]
HTN Now: The advantages of digital transformation from within at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
For a recent HTN Now webinar on building local digital capability in the NHS, we were joined by Clare Green, transformation manager at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), and Mike Odling-Smee, CEO of Aire Innovate, who talked us through how LTHT engages clinicians to shape its in-house electronic health […]
