“Tiger Teams” of multi-skilled private sector experts are now accepting requests for EPR support, following a procurement process from NHS England which culminated in the award of a contract worth up to £13,333,334 to KPMG LLP. The contract is set to run to March 2026, with the contract notice stating […]
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EPR rolled out at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) has completed the roll-out of its Apollo EPR system, which replaces the trust’s current patient administration systems with an integrated digital record. The EPR, which is supplied by System C, has involved the largest single investment the trust […]
iClipPro EPR goes live at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals
The iClipPro EPR has gone live across St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, integrating multiple systems across the trusts’ sites, and covering more than 17,000 colleagues with an aim of minimising duplication and streamlining administrative tasks. Planning for the go-live involved the migration of patient information from “a number […]
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT pilots EPMA system
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust recently began recording and administrating medical information through the electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system, MedChart, as part of their ongoing “strategic initiatives” to increase digital adoption. The system has been piloted by the trust’s EPR team with support from colleagues on Ward […]
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 […]
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 […]
Feature: Nervecentre on breaking down barriers, a vision for seamless NHS care
By Nervecentre At the beginning of the year, Nervecentre marked its 15th anniversary with the NHS at a pivotal moment in frontline digitisation. 15 years ago, in the final gasps of NPfIT, the primary focus of healthcare technology was on data capture and record-keeping, with early EPR systems giving acute […]
Feature: InterSystems on EPRs and the future direction of EPRs
By Gary Mooney, InterSystems Electronic Patient Records (EPR) solutions, sometimes referred to as Electronic Health Records (EHR), are critical for the ongoing transformation of healthcare delivery, enhancing patient safety, clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, financial performance, and patient experience. However, widespread adoption reveals persistent challenges, including interoperability issues, poor user experience, […]
Interview: David Newey, digital health expert on the future of EPRs
In our latest HTN interview, we spoke with David Newey, interim chief digital transformation officer at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT), about the future of EPRs. We discussed some of the challenges of successful EPR implementation, with a particular focus on the financial pressures within the […]
HTN Now panel discussion: Go-live best practices, key learnings and challenges
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion we welcomed experts from across health and care, including Sally Mole, digital programme manager at The Dudley Group NHS FT, Fhezan Ashraf, clinical configuration manager at The Dudley Group NHS FT, Stacey Spence, EPR programme manager at Medway NHS FT and Hayley Grafton, […]
