Our incredible team of judges have been busy scoring entries in the Health Tech Awards 2023, and we’re now delighted to reveal the finalists. Following 1,000 hours of judging with almost 200 judges from across the NHS, and a whole lot of work from our writing team, we have ensured […]
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals announces “long overdue” £44 million EPR
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals (BHRUT) has revealed its electronic patient record programme, with an aim to go live in 2025. As one of the last trusts in London to move to an EPR, the programme aims to see an end to the trust’s “unhealthy reliance on paper” which […]
Industry views: digital leaders on EPR approaches, learnings and advice
As part of our latest HTN EPR event, we reached out to peers and industry experts to share their views on their own electronic patient record implementation journeys, key learnings and advice, as well as adding value to an EPR. Here’s what they had to say… To begin, Craig York, chief […]
NHS England plans independent review into 10 healthcare apps to consider enhancements for NHS App
NHS England has opened a contract opportunity for a supplier to provide an independent and comprehensive review of user experience in healthcare. The programme will focus on a review of the user experience, features and functionality across 10 healthcare apps, with an aim to provide key insights and recommendations for the […]
Royal Cornwall Hospitals set to launch electronic patient record system
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the development of its electronic patient record (EPR) programme, with Oracle Health, set to eventually replace “many of their current digital and paper-based systems” with a single platform for patient information. The trust is currently at the design, development and testing phase of […]
Digital Health and Care Wales awards £25 million laboratory information system contract
Digital Health and Care Wales has awarded a contract for laboratory information management services with an estimated value of nearly £25 million to InterSystems. The procurement was for “fully managed, cloud-based services to support the management and operational delivery for all NHS Wales laboratories” and all specialities within them. It […]
How can electronic document management add value to your EPR?
Earlier this year for our online event series HTN Now, we welcomed industry electronic document management expert Vijay Magon, who shared his 30 years’ of insights on the subject of creating a single true source of patient information. Vijay, from CCube Solutions, highlighted the challenges around unstructured data and how […]
Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative selects EPR supplier
Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative has announced the procurement of MEDITECH, as the electronic patient record supplier across three acute trusts. The announcement follows approval of the financial plan from the trust boards, involving Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS FT, James Paget University Hospitals NHS FT, and The Queen […]
London North West NHS EPR goes live
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has gone live with its electronic patient record system over the weekend. The launch follows more than three years planning to “improve the quality of patient information” and provide clinicians “the right information to offer the best care as rapidly as possible”. The […]
Scotland’s digital health and care delivery plan focuses on access, data, leadership and more
The Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities have published their digital health and care strategy delivery plan for 2023-24, setting out core aims to give citizens better control over and access to their data; to help staff to record and share information across the system; and to […]
