NHS England has awarded a ‘tiger teams’ contract worth £13.3 million to consultancy firm KPMG to support trusts unlikely to meet the March 2026 electronic patient record (EPR) target.
According to a contract notice published…
A snapshot report on the acute electronic patient record (EPR) market has found that 94% of NHS acute trusts in England have an EPR in place.
The report from Future Health Intelligence (FHI), focuses on contract…
Malte Gerhold, director of innovation and improvement at The Health Foundation, is one of the data and technology enabling working group members (Credit: The Health Foundation)
Digitising NHS and adult social care services…
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The NHS is at risk of missing the full benefits of electronic patient records (EPRs) without a national strategy to move them beyond ‘digitising paper’, new analysis from The Health Foundation warns.
The report,…
Speakers at the session on ‘How digital can support mental health nursing’ at Rewired 2025 (Credit: Thelma Agnew)
Mental health nursing students are coming out of universities lacking even basic digital skills, said speakers…
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Digital Health Unplugged covers all things health technology and NHS IT. Hosted by Digital Health’s news reporter Jordan Sollof, the podcast delves into key issues and news stories in the sector. It also…
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The Digital Health Unplugged podcast welcomed an array of guests from across the sector for your listening pleasure in 2024, including many members of the Digital Health Networks.
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NHS England has published a contract notice for “an experienced, multi-skilled, rapid response intervention service”, known as a tiger teams service to support the delivery of electronic patient records (EPRs) across England.
It states that…
Northern Ireland’s department of health has set out a timescale for the rollout of a patient portal which allows people to view parts of their medical records.
The My Care portal has been created to…
Patient safety must be central to the design, development, and rollout of electronic patient record (EPR) systems, a report from Patient Safety Learning has stated.
The report, published on 31 July 2024, makes the case…
