The Australian Digital Health Agency has moved to introduce new mandated interoperability standards for connections to its My Health Record platform, with hopes to support sharing of health information across care settings. Under the new standards, AU Core and the Australian Core Data for Interoperability (AU CDI) will become the […]
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Humber Teaching launches enabling digital strategy noting an ambitious roadmap for digital
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has set out plans for 2026/27 in its annual digital plan, with an “ambitious roadmap” intended to help the trust leverage digital technology as a primary enabler to achieve its wider goals. Ambitions for the next year, it says, include delivering a single trust-wide digital […]
Leeds and York Partnership plans upcoming EPR tender and progresses AVT pilots
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has highlighted a targeted EPR tender publication in September, ahead of business case approval in 2027, as well progress on ambient voice pilots and its patient portal programme. The partnership is running two pilots of AVT tools, with Heidi and Anatham, set to […]
Mid Cheshire Hospitals outlines four domains for AI deployment to 2033
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched its seven-year digital and data strategic plan to 2033, with a key focus across four domains for the deployment of AI, covering clinical, operational, workforce, and patients, with each domain represented across five stages through the strategy. On the initial stage of […]
Manchester University NHS FT EPR expansion, digital and data academy, new data analytics platform
The board of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) has updated on the expansion of its Hive EPR across local care organisations, the introduction of a digital and data academy, and the launch of a new secure data analytics platform. The EPR expansion represents a move toward a single, unified […]
Investigation launches into use of ambient voice technology in hospitals
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has launched an investigation into the use of ambient voice technology (AVT) in hospitals, following engagement with stakeholders including representatives from national bodies that highlighted potential safety issues. “Intelligence gathered found that adoption of AVT is accelerating while the safety implications are not […]
Modern service framework for cardiovascular disease outlines digital vision, apps and AI
The modern service framework for cardiovascular disease has placed an emphasis on digital apps and AI-driven analysis in the future of cardiovascular disease management, with an ambition to reduce premature deaths from heart disease and stroke by a quarter within a decade. “This is not another strategy that sits on […]
Kingston and Richmond starts roll out of ambient voice tech
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust started its roll out of Lyrebird Health ambient voice technology last week, initially in the emergency department, gastroenterology and gynaecology outpatients. The trust has been working in partnership with other South West London trusts and the SWL Acute Provider Collaborative to introduce AVT, the board […]
MHRA AI regulatory sandbox for London calls for expressions of interest
Expressions of interest are being sought from manufacturers and Greater London NHS organisations for MHRA’s AI regulatory sandbox for the London region, with projects to be selected to participate in the initial phase deploying tech into live clinical settings. The initiative, London Region I, is set to create a real-world […]
MHRA clarifies regulatory medical devices status of ambient voice technologies
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has published guidance to clarify how the medical devices regulations apply to ambient voice technology in health and care. MHRA notes that some AVT solutions qualify as a medical device and confirms some “AVT products that are intended solely for transcription, summarising of […]
