It’s time for another news in brief round-up – let’s take a look at some of the stories that caught our eye recently. Greater Manchester launches While You Wait to support deaf community Greater Manchester ICS has recently launched ‘While You Wait‘, a British Sign Language (BSL) page offering accessible […]
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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 […]
Electronic health records in the US: patient usage and clinician perception of EHR
Following on from our deep dive last month in which we explored electronic health records in Africa, today we’re turning the spotlight on the United States and taking a look at two studies to gain insights on trends in EHR usage, and to examine the how clinicians perceive the impact […]
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS appoints new CCIO and deputy medical director for digital and data
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of Dr Nitin Kolhe as chief clinical information officer and deputy medical director for digital and data, with the appointment to form part of a wider transformation journey including the procurement of a new EPR system and […]
Tech to support sustainability plans in new strategy from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The new Sustainability Strategy 2023 – 2028 from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) shares a vision for a “resilient health service which is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable” and sets out plans to utilise technology to support with property, transport, communications and more. In the area of energy efficiency […]
Federated data platform progress update and procurement announcement in autumn
NHS England has published a blog post by Ming Tang, chief data and analytics officer at NHS England, to highlight it expects to announce the successful supplier for its procurement of software to connect data across the NHS in a “federated data platform” in autumn. Considering the case for ensuring […]
Primary care recovery plan update: more than 1,000 practices sign up for digital telephony
More than 1,000 general practices have signed up to upgrade their phone systems from analogue to digital as part of the government’s plans to modernise NHS primary care services, according to an update from the Department of Health and Social Care on progress made around the primary care recovery plan […]
Wireless tech trials seek to boost health and care connectivity for NHS organisations
NHS England has launched a new Wireless Trials programme seeking to enhance the potential of current and emerging wireless technologies in delivering digital healthcare services, with NHS organisations invited to take part to explore how these technologies could improve patient care. Funding applications for proposals aiming to maximise efficiency of […]
New digital workplace solutions framework to launch
A prior information notice for a tender worth an estimated £1.5 billion has been shared by NHS Shared Business Services (SBS), highlighting intention to commence market engagement with suppliers around a framework agreement for the provision of digital workplace solutions. NHS SBS notes that “the scope of the intended framework […]
