At our last HTN Now event, Dr Saroj Patel, Chief Digital Innovation Officer at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH), delivered an insightful live webcast on ‘the goal and art of co-designing and co-creating a modular care record’. Saroj started her live session by sharing the trust’s journey […]
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Humber NHS chosen to pilot EPR mental health programme for NHSX
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been selected to pilot an NHSX EPR programme across its digital mental health services. Officially called the ‘EPR Innovator Project for Mental Health and Community Trusts’, the project is part of the organisation’s wider Digital Aspirant Plus (DA+) programme, which includes just seven NHS […]
Patients set to access new entries in TPP and EMIS health records
From next month, patients will be able to access all new entries in their online health records, if their GP practice use TPP or EMIS IT systems. According to NHS Digital, patients who use online accounts – such as the NHS App – and whose surgery uses TPP, will be […]
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital rolls out Isla visual technology
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, which specialises in cardiothoracic surgery, has rolled-out Isla’s visual technology to support post-surgical wound care. The health tech company’s platform will now be used on more of the hospital’s wards, following a three-month pilot. Use of the platform involves photos being taken of patients’ wounds […]
Video: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS FT’s learnings from its ‘big bang’ EPR roll-out
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) presented at our most recent HTN Now event in September, sharing the learnings and experiences that the trust gained from its Cerner ‘big bang’ Electronic Patient Record (EPR) roll-out. For this webcast we were joined by Mr Graham Walsh, CHFT’s Chief Clinical Information […]
Royal Free Hospital goes live with EPR over the weekend
The Royal Free Hospital, part of The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, has gone live over the weekend with its Cerner electronic patient record. On Saturday 2 October, Royal Free Hospital went live with the system, joining two thirds of the trust – Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital […]
Health and Social Care Northern Ireland updates plans for its £300m Encompass programme
Health and Social Care Northern Ireland has provided an update on its ‘Encompass’ programme, a £300m 10-year work-stream to deliver a new electronic patient record for five trusts. The contract for the programme was signed in June 2020 to implement the Epic electronic patient record, develop its infrastructure and create up […]
Feature: The benefit of a cloud-based EPR for smaller care providers
A feature by Jason Stevens, Head of SaaS, Servelec In today’s digital era and with the movement toward remote working, cloud computing is essential for keeping ahead of the curve. The last 10 years have led to significant and widespread adoption of the Cloud thanks to high-capacity networks, virtualisation and […]
Nottingham University Hospitals opens soft market test for Ophthalmology EPR
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has initiated a ‘soft market test exercise’ to identify potential suppliers for a dedicated electronic patient record and imaging solution for Ophthalmology. The trust is inviting suppliers to an informal engagement event, consisting of a presentation and demonstration on Friday 1st October 2021. It’s hoped the event […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership picks openEHR platform
Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership has chosen an openEHR platform for its regional medicines record. After being awarded the contract, Better will support the Partnership in delivering the record to a population of 1.8 million, through both its openEHR platform and Better Meds software. The aim is […]
