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 […]
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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 […]
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group seeks feedback on vision for future of care informed by population health data
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group is seeking feedback on its five-year strategy developed using population health data – “a once in a generation opportunity to make bold changes and transform patient care for the future”. Chief executive James Sumner commented: “We need to think differently about the way we work […]
National AI strategy launched in Ireland
Ireland’s first national AI strategy has been published, outlining opportunities for AI deployment over the next five years, and setting out four strategic pillars covering AI for clinical care, operations, research and innovation, and public health. The government commits to using AI to enhance quality of care, empower clinicians, improve […]
HTN Now: AI strategy, implementation, adoption, opportunities
HTN was joined for a deep dive into AI strategy, implementation, adoption, and opportunities by Neill Crump, group associate director of innovation & partnerships at The Dudley Group and Sandwell and West Birmingham, and Pip Hodgson, group digital transformation specialist at University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) and Northamptonshire (UHN). Our […]
Joint Digital and Data Strategy from Greater Manchester Mental Health and Pennine Care represents a significant shift
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS Foundation Trust and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust have published a joint Digital and Data Strategy for 2026 – 2031, aiming to transform the model for mental health, learning disabilities and autism, and to introduce a new operating model underpinned by digital and data. […]



