Welcome to this latest edition of our international news in brief, where we take a look at some of the health tech news stories from across the globe to have caught our attention over the last few weeks. Unity Health Toronto and Sinai Health collaboration to support EPR implementation Unity […]
Tag: Interoperability
National funding opportunity to open for digital medicines management
NHS England has published a new funding opportunity building on the digital medicines first of type schemes, focusing on scalable technical capability across EPR and ePMA workflows, and GP Connect. The revenue stream is focused across two themes, in medicines on admission, looking for EPR and ePMA capability to “consume […]
Australian Digital Health Agency notes progress in delivery of national healthcare interoperability plan
The Australian Digital Health Agency is celebrating a milestone in the delivery of its National Healthcare Interoperability Plan, revealing that the finalisation of two actions in the latest reporting period mean 75 percent of planned actions have now been completed. Peter O’Halloran, the agency’s chief digital officer, took to LinkedIn […]
Ireland progresses toward national EHR with publication of tender
Progress is being made toward the development of a national electronic health record in Ireland with the publication of a tender, the Health Service Executive has shared. The move toward a national electronic health record echoes the Irish government’s commitment to digitising healthcare records and information systems set out in […]
Microsoft launches Copilot Health to bring together data from EHR and wearables for personalised and proactive care
Microsoft has launched Copilot Health, said to provide users the ability to bring together data from across their health records, wearables, and lab results, applying intelligence to turn insights into “a coherent story”. Copilot Health is positioned to support people understand the information they have, part of a “secure space […]
National AI strategy launched in Ireland
Ireland’s first national AI strategy has been published, outlining opportunities for AI deployment over the next five years, and setting out four strategic pillars covering AI for clinical care, operations, research and innovation, and public health. The government commits to using AI to enhance quality of care, empower clinicians, improve […]
Joint Digital and Data Strategy from Greater Manchester Mental Health and Pennine Care represents a significant shift
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS Foundation Trust and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust have published a joint Digital and Data Strategy for 2026 – 2031, aiming to transform the model for mental health, learning disabilities and autism, and to introduce a new operating model underpinned by digital and data. […]
East Suffolk and North Essex to retire 49 legacy systems, optimise EPR, adopt wearables, improve genomics
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT’s) latest clinical strategy to 2031 has incorporated the shift from analogue to digital outlined in the 10-Year Plan, setting out ambitions to modernise planned care, digitally enable outpatient services, and introduce tech such as digital pathology and AI decision support. The […]
Kingston and Richmond plans acute and community EPR and major investment in clinical system integration
In its latest meeting, the board of Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust discussed “significant progress” made over the last two months in progressing the trust’s digital agenda, highlighting new digital roles, EPR procurement, planned rollout of ambient voice, and a “major investment” in clinical system integration. The digital team […]
Rare diseases action plan highlights unified genomic record, single patient record, NHS App
The England Rare Diseases Action Plan for 2026 has explored the impact of the three shifts outlined in the 10-Year Plan on diagnosis, awareness, coordination, and access to specialist care for rare diseases, with digital, data, and technology identified as an underpinning theme. The DHSC notes the transition from analogue […]
