The newly-created Central East ICB, formed from Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB, and Hertfordshire, has revealed its five-year approach from strategy to delivery, highlighting the role of digital and data in achieving objectives and improving outcomes for the local population. Committing to adopting modern, digital […]
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Digital inclusion delivery framework for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB outlines priority themes and roadmap to 2030
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB’s Digital Inclusion Delivery Framework has outlined a “bold and unified vision” for tackling digital inclusion, based around five themes: connectivity and access to devices and data; digital accessibility and information literacy; workforce digital skills and confidence; partnerships; and digital inclusion knowledge and expertise. The ICB commits […]
University Hospitals Birmingham opens market engagement for ambient voice solution
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has issued a preliminary market engagement notice outlining its intent to procure an ambient voice technology solution with an estimated value of £500,000. The solution sought is expected to meet a number of requirements, including having generative AI capabilities to support clinical and operational […]
NHSE guidance for regions and ICBs on neighbourhood health centres looks to digital connectivity, integration, and enablement
NHS England has issued guidance for regions and ICBs setting out practical planning instructions for developing neighbourhood health centres, highlighting the role of digital in connectivity, integration, and enablement. “Digital capability is fundamental to the functioning of neighbourhood health services,” NHSE shares. “Neighbourhood health centres must therefore be planned as […]
HTN Trust Region Series: South East
NHS Trust Region Series: South East Welcome to our region series for 2026, where we take a deep dive into what’s happening with digital and data across the South East region. We’ll explore pilots and innovations, strategies, case studies, and insights from the sector. Digital strategy, digital plans and priorities […]
Liverpool University Hospitals announces 10-year EPR supplier
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced a 10-year agreement for the Nervecentre electronic patient record system across the trust’s hospitals. The £53 million agreement will see Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital utilise the single, integrated digital patient record, joining 15 trusts now committed […]
NHS App £160 million contract awarded to IBM
NHS England has awarded a contract with a value of up to £160 million to IBM as a strategic delivery partner for the future of the NHS App. “Following the completion of a competitive procurement process and due governance, IBM has been formally appointed as a strategic delivery partner as […]
Scottish Government five-year AI strategy and AI Stack in “radical new approach”
The Scottish Government has published its five-year AI strategy to 2031 alongside an “AI Stack” detailing areas where action should be taken to ensure an effective response to AI as an emerging technology. Layers of the AI Stack cover users, adoption and skills, companies and products, innovation and R&D, data […]
AI, automation and single EPR from Mid Yorkshire Teaching
The board of Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) has shared a series of updates around digital, including on AI, automation, and its EPR, alongside the approval of its latest digital, data, and technology strategy to 2030. Focus areas for the next five years include the consolidation of systems into […]
HTN Now panel deep dive into EPRs, discussing approaches, implementation, lessons learned, challenges, and future directions
With the help of a panel of experts from across the health sector, HTN recently took a deep dive into EPRs, looking at approaches to implementation, lessons learned, challenges, and future directions. Panellists included Ian Mackenzie, CIO at Surrey and Borders Partnership; Ciara Moore, EPR operations director at Bath, Salisbury […]
