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 […]
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Bedfordshire Hospitals explores future EPR options and notes progress with cyber posture
The board of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has shared “significant progress on strengthening its cyber posture and infrastructure resilience”, noting work to explore future EPR options, AI-enabled transformation, and data-driven improvement. On cyber security, the trust highlights the reduction of unsupported operating systems, along with clearly mapping risks to […]
EPR goes live at University Hospitals Plymouth
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has gone live with its electronic patient record, joining Torbay and South Devon and Royal Devon, to form a shared digital record across Devon. The go-live required a “superhuman effort”, according to chief exec Neil Macdonald, with more than 700 superusers being trained to help […]
US legislation and funding to support nursing homes and home health providers adopt EHRs
New legislation has been introduced in the US to support nursing homes and home health providers adopt EHRs and modernise patient records, with ambitions of ensuring safer, more connected care for US seniors. The Connecting Health and Records Technology for Seniors Act’s sets an ambition to help overcome some of […]
EPR to go-live at University Hospitals Plymouth this week
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is set to go live with its Epic EPR on 23 July, said to be a step forward in the One Devon programme forming a single, shared digital system to bring together hospital and specialist community services in Devon. Following go-lives across Royal Devon University […]
Ashford and St. Peter’s on EPR, AI, prioritisation and innovation in trust strategy to 2031
Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has marked progress and ambitions around AI, EPR, robotics, and digital innovation in its latest trust strategy to 2031. The trust reports having made “significant advancements” in the use of digital technologies to improve patient care, highlighting its EPR roll out, and […]
Mid and South Essex ICB highlights shared care record, unified EPR, digital for integrated neighbourhood teams
Mid and South Essex (MSE) ICB’s annual report has highlighted uses of digital across the system, including the expansion of the shared care record, progress on the unified EPR programme, and the use of digital tools to support integrated neighbourhood teams. On the shift from analogue to digital, MSE chair […]
Health Service Ombudsman points to single patient record for end of life care
A report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has focused on the single patient record, with recommendations for end of life care as an initial use case. Ombudsman Paula Sussex says: “Nowhere is strong communication more important than in the provision of end of life care. When systems and […]
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS EPR progress towards July 2027 go-live
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has shared the latest on its EPR progress following a launch event in June, covering recruitment, finances, and a roadmap to go-live. An initial tranche incorporating ED, inpatient, and order comms, is due to go live in July 2027. A second tranche including PAS and […]
Royal United Hospitals Bath on progress ahead of planned October 2027 EPR go-live
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS FT has updated on EPR readiness ahead of a planned EPR go-live date of October 2027, highlighting that a “significant proportion of readiness activity remains either not started or at an early stage”, with key dependencies still unresolved. The update follows on from Bath and […]
