NHS trusts are under pressure to modernise their digital estates while maintaining safe, efficient care. The challenge is clear: How can trusts maximise their existing investments and advance towards NHS priorities such as EPR innovation, interoperable systems, FHIR adoption and digital resilience? We caught up with Paul Downie, CCIO at […]
Tag: Interoperability
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group updates on digital medicines progress
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group has shared “significant progress” around digital medicines infrastructure at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, highlighting a large-scale EPMA upgrade, the rollout of EPMA in emergency departments, the deployment of automated drug cabinets, and the implementation of the Philips ICCA EPR in critical care. The digital medicines team’s […]
HTN speak with Harris Health Alliance on how digital can help tackle interoperability
HTN recently caught up with Harris Health Alliance’s (HHA’s) Rob Whitney, sales and account manager, and Katie Sutcliffe, head of marketing, to talk about how digital can help tackle interoperability in the health and care space. “I’ve worked for K2, part of HHA, for 12 years now,” Rob explained. “And […]
The Christie shares plans for EPR procurement, ambient AI, patient portal, and intelligent hospital
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has shared plans and progress delivered to date on its “Future Christie” programme, outlining actions including the deployment of ambient voice technology, the procurement of an EPR, and the implementation of a Joint Analytics for Cancer initiative as “the foundation of the intelligent hospital vision”. […]
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership sets out five-year plan for digital, future EPR, and ambient AI
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust’s latest five-year digital strategy has outlined ambitions around AI, cybersecurity, digital training, and patient-facing technologies, along with harnessing available data for business intelligence and transforming care. Celebrating improvements from the trust’s 2022 digital strategy including “significantly improved” network connectivity, a major upgrade […]
Kent and Medway ICB publishes digital and data strategy focusing on personalised services, prevention and interoperable systems
Kent and Medway ICB’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) strategy for 2025 – 2029 has been published, sharing intentions to personalise services, focus on prevention, promote interoperable systems, and use data-enabled strategic commissioning to target needs and allocate system resources. Setting out the system’s current state, the board refers to […]
Next steps for neighbourhood health in North West London: Data sharing, accelerating spread, move from reactive to proactive care
North West London ICB has defined next steps and key priorities to accelerate neighbourhood health across the region, with a focus on agreements for data sharing, accelerating the spread of proven care models, and driving the move from reactive to proactive care. There are seven place partnerships in NWL: Brent, […]
HTN Now panel discusses interoperability and key steps towards making progress
In a recent HTN Now webinar, we were joined by Neill Crump, digital strategy director at Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Ananya Datta, associate director of primary care digital delivery at South East London ICS; and John Kosobucki, CEO of OX.DH. In the session, we discussed how health and care […]
Ireland’s community pharmacy plans focus on interoperability, data sharing and vendor engagement
The Government of Ireland has shared its Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025, outlining digital priorities across pharmacy IT integration, e-prescribing, data sharing, and vendor engagement, with a view to ensuring “community pharmacists are better equipped to contribute to national health priorities”. Pharmacy IT systems should be ready to integrate with core […]
Modern digital health platform and potential fees for DNAs in Government of Jersey’s 3-year budget
The Government of Jersey has published a proposed budget for 2026 – 2029 with £381 million planned for health and care in 2026, representing a £12 million increase in spending planned for digital health and preventative care in the year, totalling £33 million. The Health CIO of the Government of […]
