William Lumb, Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB’s CCIO, has shared a discussion paper on LinkedIn, providing thought on how to meaningfully transform health and social care through digitisation of whole system patient flow in two to three years. In a 10-page piece, the CCIO discusses some of the key challenges […]
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Humber Health Partnership shares plans to build virtual hospital as part of digital strategy to 2028
Humber Health Partnership has shared plans to build a virtual hospital, enabling system partners to refer into virtual pathways, as part of its new digital strategy for 2025 – 2028. The partnership also focuses on digital for productivity, building a robust and interoperable digital foundation, digital inclusion, and the effective […]
NHS England approves OX.DH’s primary care electronic patient record system
OX.DH, a provider of innovative healthcare technology solutions, has achieved compliance onto the NHS England Tech Innovation Framework, part of NHS reforms to increase competition and innovation in the primary care market. NHS England has now approved OX.DH’s primary care solution, OX.gp, as part of a new generation of electronic […]
International news in brief: health representatives gather to discuss AI, new cyber security framework in Abu Dhabi, Nova Scotia-based health app
Let’s take a look at some of the latest international health tech news stories that have caught our eye recently. Nova Scotia-based health app introduces imaging reports for patients Recent updates to the YourHealthNS app have meant that patients in Nova Scotia now have direct access to mammogram, MRI, CT […]
Oxford University Hospitals trust enters phase one of ambient voice technology pilot
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recently introduced ambient voice technology to a range of their services as part of phase one of their two-phase trial, with the hope that it will “enhance the experience of patients and staff” and give clinicians more time to interact with patients. Said to […]
Australian Digital Health Agency launches Health Connect Australia Strategy, Architecture and Roadmap
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released the Health Connect Australia Strategy, Architecture and Roadmap as part of the launch of the national health information exchange project, Health Connect Australia. The overall aims of the programme look at improving access to health information between healthcare participants while also addressing the […]
Somerset NHS FT launches patient communications for transparency around use of AI and ambient voice tech
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has shared a series of communications to explain to patients how the trust is using technologies such as AI, ambient voice, virtual nursing, and generative AI. Andy Mayne, chief scientist for data, operational research and AI, shared on LinkedIn that the purpose is to educate patients […]
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS goes live with patient administration system
Earlier this week, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust went live with their first-of-type patient administration system, which was built with EPR provider, Nervecentre. The PAS was developed to replace the trust’s 35-year-old system and is said to “unlock real benefits for patients, supporting safer and more seamless care”, while […]
King’s College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust open opportunity for communication & engagement solutions
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust have opened a prior information notice for the procurement of patient/citizen communication & engagement solutions. The opportunity is open to suppliers who can provide the tools required to “facilitate the provision of digital and hybrid patient […]
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care launches EPR
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has partnered with The Access Group to launch Rio as their EPR system, with the aim to “transform care delivery” across the trust. With the EPR system in place, the trust has noted how they can now “connect multiple systems into one” […]
