Digital and data across ICS regions: Midlands For the first instalment of HTN’s feature series exploring the digital and data landscape across regions, we delve into digital strategies and programmes across the Midlands region. As well, we speak with leaders to gain insights, and hear from supplier, Rackspace Technology, on […]
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NHS England board discuss EPR coverage, digital maturity, and tech and digital investment
NHS England’s board met earlier this month to discuss operational, performance, delivery, and digital, data and technology updates. The digital, data and technology transformation update noted the Frontline Digitisation programme is on track for 96 percent of trusts to have implemented an EPR by March 2026. As of March 2025, […]
Lincolnshire Community Health agrees 5 year EPR deal
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust has awarded a contract to TPP to continue with the SystmOne electronic patient record. The contract was awarded through the NHS LPP Clinical Digital Solutions Framework Agreement and is said to last for five years with the option to extend at yearly intervals up […]
Leicestershire Partnership NHS applying AI model for predicting hospital stays for people with learning disabilities
Loughborough University has developed an AI model, aimed at tackling “healthcare challenges faced by people with learning disabilities and multiple health conditions”, with the tool being applied at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. According to a team of computer scientists that have been working on the DECODE project, the model has […]
Integration of oral health into EHRs called for by FDI World Dental Federation
A consensus statement issued by the FDI World Dental Federation has called for the global integration of oral health into EHRs, with the FDI’s president Greg Chadwick highlighting that although oral health indicators are “often excluded”, integrating them into EHRs can “significantly improve diagnoses, treatment coordination, medication management and patient […]
Health Tech Awards 2025 launched!
HTN is delighted to announce the launch of the 2025 Health Tech Awards!! The Health Tech Awards 2025 are back for another year to share and celebrate success across health and care, with over 150 NHS leaders from a variety of care settings and backgrounds carefully and meticulously judging the […]
Panel discussion: what does the future of general practice core systems look like?
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion, we spoke to experts from across the healthcare sector on the future of general practice core systems. This included exploring potential opportunities and areas of future growth, considering challenges such as integration and interoperability, and outlining what “good” looks like in this space. […]
AI transcript tool tested at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
An AI transcript tool is being piloted at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, with hopes of reducing the administrative burden for clinicians by generating notes of doctor-patient conversations. The NHS England funded pilot is testing the use of the CLEARNotes tool, that reportedly generates a structured discussion summary from conversations, […]
Somerset ICS digital, data and technology strategy aims to build movement for change
Somerset ICS’s latest board meeting shared an update on the region’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) strategy, published with the intention of supporting communications and building a “movement for change”, offering stakeholders a “window” into system-wide work to “unblock delivery”. Outlining the historical work that has gone into the strategy’s […]
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS FT introduces digital coaching tool
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced digital health coaching app, Surgery Hero to help patients prepare for surgery. Using AI, Surgery Hero “quickly and accurately” identifies patients who may need additional support before and after an operation, with an aim to “reduce the risk of complications before a […]
