Wye Valley NHS Trust has shared a series of digital updates and priorities during its April board meeting, highlighting upcoming EPR and patient portal procurements, expanded use of the Federated Data Platform, and ongoing adoption of AI and ambient voice technology. “Wye Valley’s journey from digital immaturity to maturity has […]
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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS awards £52 million EPR contract
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has awarded a ten-year EPR contract with a value of £52 million to Epic, taking the trust up to 2036. The trust’s board in its January meeting covered the board assurance framework, noting issues with IT infrastructure, digital maturity, and technical debt. “Lewisham and Greenwich […]
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys signs EPR contract
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with the Access Group to introduce its electronic patient record system. Nick Black, CIO and senior information risk owner at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS has taken to LinkedIn to announce the trust’s successful procurement of the […]
Torbay and South Devon EPR go-live set for April
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has shared details of its planned go-live of the Epic EPR, marking another step toward realising the ambitions of the One Devon EPR programme. The go-live is planned for 3 April 2026, integrating “hundreds” of systems previously in use across the the trust […]
Stockport NHS and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care awards 10-year EPR contracts
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trusts have awarded 10-year EPR contracts to Altera Digital Health, to replace multiple siloed legacy systems. Noting the EPR implementation as a “huge programme of work”, the director for informatics for both involved trusts, Peter Nuttall, highlighted the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
National assessment of maternity and neonatal care in Wales shares findings and recommendations around digital and data
A national assurance assessment of maternity and neonatal care and services in Wales has made a series of findings and recommendations around the role of digital and data, noting in particular the requirement for better real-time data availability and coordination, and further investments in digital and infrastructure. The assessment was […]
The Rotherham NHS extends EPR contract to 2028 to prepare and tender for new EPR
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has extended its contract with Meditech to support the continuity of its core clinical information system whilst undergoing a procurement for a new EPR solution. The £2.8 million contract is set to run from 19 March 2026 to 18 March 2028, with the option to […]
