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 […]
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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 […]
Five year digital and data transformation strategy launched at Bradford Teaching Hospitals
A new five-year digital and data transformation strategy from Bradford Teaching Hospitals (BTHT) has launched this week, highlighting the trust’s focus and plans around interoperable care pathways and systems, AI and automation, the modernisation of digital services, and digital literacy. Five strategic areas of activity are outlined, covering people, digital […]
Encompass patient record system goes live at Southern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts
The encompass patient record system in Northern Ireland has gone live at the final two trusts, said to provide a single digital care record for every citizen in receipt of health and social care, and granting service users across the region the ability to access health information online via the […]
HTN Now: The role of the CNIO in digital transformation
Our most recent HTN Now panel discussion focused on the role of the CNIO in digital transformation, both now and in the future, considering its importance in driving digital transformation, and its value in linking digital with clinical operations. Our expert panellists, Sarah Hanbridge, CCIO at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTHT); […]
NHSE Single Patient Record preliminary market consultation opens
NHS England has shared a preliminary market consultation and request for information (RFI) from suppliers for a single patient record (SPR), aiming to gain innovative ideas from the market, consider all options available, and approach the SPR in “the most effective way possible”. Draft minimum functionality is outlined, along with […]
HTN primary care region series: London
Primary Care Region Series: London Welcome to our primary care region series, where we explore the latest on digital and data in primary care from each of the seven NHS regions in turn. In this first instalment, we turn our attention to the London region, where we cover digital strategy […]
Digital Health and Care Wales explore market engagement for integrated care record
Digital Health and Care Wales has opened a market engagement exercise around the product availability for an integrated care record to be used across NHS Wales. DHCW aim to learn more information about the digital solutions that can help “to ensure that patients and citizens benefit from access to health […]
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust procures AI-powered digital dictation and speech recognition services for £375k
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has awarded a contract to medical software company T-Pro for the procurement of their AI-powered voice solutions, supplying the trust with their digital dictation and speech recognition services. The chosen solutions from T-Pro’s suite of products includes their mobile-first digital diction workflow platform and AI-powered speech […]
1,000 GP practices to receive share of £102 million primary care utilisation and modernisation fund
Over 1,000 GP surgeries are set to receive a share of £102 million as part of the government’s Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund, the first national capital fund for primary care estates since 2020, and part of a series of measures announced to increase support for primary care. According […]
