NHS Gloucestershire ICB has published a prior information notice to explore procuring a continuing healthcare digital system, by opening a preliminary market engagement exercise. The ICB notes a number of key requirements for the system, including the ability to map the continuing care assessment process across all age groups, ongoing […]
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Inspection rating system to launch for the care sector across Wales
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) is to launch an inspection rating system for care services to help “better understand the quality of care provided” and support informed decisions. The new system launches on 1 April 2025 to evaluate four key areas: well-being; care and support; leadership and management; and the environment, […]
NHS Lanarkshire set to launch digital check-in and triage system in A&E
NHS Lanarkshire is to launch a digital check-in and triage system for patients arriving at its accident and emergency department, to gather key patient information at the point of arrival. Planned to roll-out over the upcoming weeks, first at University Hospital Monklands, and then followed by a phased roll-out to […]
NHS England announces Epic EPR integration with NHS App
At Digital Health Rewired 2025, HTN’s Emily Rodwell, senior writer, attended a panel discussion on the question, ‘can the NHS App finally become the digital front door?’. Talking as part of the digital transformation stage was Professor Joe Harrison, national director of NHS digital channels at NHS England and chief […]
University Hospital Southampton NHS introduces digital outpatient web assistant to patient portal
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a digital outpatient web assistant, designed to “replicate a phone call as much as possible”, forming part of its My Medical Record, patient portal. The virtual assistant aims to “improve the patient journey”, offering a place for patients to “find […]
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals goes live with Yorkshire and Humber Care Record
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest healthcare organisation to implement the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record (YHCR), as a way to help improve the accessibility of patient information across its services. The programme now involves 13 local NHS organisations and local authorities, providing a […]
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire awarded £230k to support heart failure app
British Heart Foundation has awarded nearly £230k to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, for their Appitrator app, supporting “personalised medication recommendations”. According to the trust, the funding will help to further develop an algorithm they have created, which records “key patient data” such as blood pressure, heart rate, […]
NHS Kent and Medway opens procurement for £2m cancer information system
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust together with the Kent and Medway Cancer Collaborative, have open a procurement for a cancer information system, aiming to support the management of their cancer pathway. The trust plans to introduce the platform across the entire cancer pathway, providing the ability to manage referrals […]
Portsmouth Hospitals awards £250k contract to MyRenalCare app
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has awarded a new contract to the MyRenalCare app, a digital solution designed to support patients with kidney disease. The £250k contract was procured to offer patients a way to “take control of their condition” while also allowing clinicians to provide guidance via virtual consultations, […]
Surrey Heartlands ICB opens early engagement for digital patient engagement and inbound communication workflows
Surrey Heartlands integrated care board has opened an early engagement for potential providers to gauge the level of interest and explore the market for patient portal engagement and inbound communication workflows. According to the notice, the exercise will include the “development of testbeds and/or pilots for some products and functionalities”, […]
