King’s College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ have reported savings of £4.1 million from their combined use of the Epic EPR system. The trusts point to the avoidance of 3.3 million duplicate or repeat tests, saving up to 275,000 hours of nursing and phlebotomy time since 2023. This has […]
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£5 million cancer innovation programme open call launches
The fourth round of the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call has opened for applications, with funding of up to £5 million on offer for innovations to support earlier diagnosis and treatment. According to the challenge brief, the programme is seeking innovations or new approaches that will improve productivity by […]
HTN Now: Digital and delivering neighbourhood health
For a recent HTN Now webinar on the role of digital in delivering neighbourhood health, HTN was joined by an expert panel including Fay Johnstone, acute virtual ward matron at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells (MTW) NHS Trust; Mayur Vibhuti, chief digital, data and intelligence officer at Kent and Medway ICB […]
£9.9 million contract awarded for NHS Online Trust digital and data services
NHS England has awarded a contract with a total value of £9.9 million to Kainos Software Limited for support with a range of services in preparation for the new NHS Online Trust. The contract covers data management services, digital definition, DevOps, and end-to-end development, as part of the virtual hospital […]
£838 million open framework for future of GP IT announced
An open framework for the future procurement of Digital Primary Care General Practice Information Technology (GP IT) solutions, valued up to £838 million, has been announced by NHS England. The framework procurement process is expected to open next month, ahead of an anticipated launch of the framework in Q3 2027. […]
BSW Hospitals Group prepares for shared EPR go-live
BSW Hospitals Group, formed of Royal United Hospitals Bath, Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, has shared progress toward the 2026 go-live of its shared EPR, highlighting appointments to senior leadership positions, and work to date on benefits realisation and process mapping. The group has […]
Health Tech Awards 2026: Meet the winners!
Health Tech Awards 2026: Meet the Winners The time has finally come to share the winning and highly commended entries in the HTN Awards 2026! After a fantastic response and entries spanning every corner of the health tech arena, we are delighted to thank all of those who entered, and […]
Government accepts National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare 44 recommendations
The UK government has issued its response to the recommendations made by the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, choosing to accept all 44 findings, and highlight an upcoming implementation plan and roadmap to be published by Spring 2027. The commission published its recommendations for a future […]
Wales opens innovation procurements to tackle missed appointments and modernise bowel screening pathways
Innovation challenges across Wales have opened, looking to procure innovative solutions to reduce missed appointments and modernise bowel screening pathways under its Contracts for Innovation Cymru (CfIC) programme. With ambitions to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve access to planned care, CfIC is seeking innovations addressing areas including […]
Leeds Community and Leeds and York Partnership share outcomes from AI pilot and work on digital inclusion
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has shared progress with its ambient voice tech pilot and its work focusing on digital inclusion. A pilot of Heidi AI at the Leeds Gender Identity Service aimed to address the services’ “admin burden and its significant […]
