Sherwood Forest selects Nervecentre as preferred EPR supplier

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has selected Nervecentre as its preferred supplier to implement an electronic patient record (EPR).

The announcement is the next step of the plan to introduce EPRs at Sherwood Forest Hospitals over the next two years, with the aim of enabling the trust to have a single, connected record.

David Selwyn, acting chief executive and chief clinical information officer at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, said: “We have been promising that our EPR – or, as I like to describe it, our whole hospital cultural change programme – has been coming for some time.

“This announcement marks a huge tangible step in the realisation of this truly transformational project. I am delighted that our stringent procurement process has selected Nervecentre as our digital partner.

“We are confident that this partnership will deliver lasting benefits for our patients, empowering and supporting our staff whilst significantly improving the quality of care across our hospitals.

“The partnership with Nervecentre will also allow exciting opportunities to foster greater collaboration across the NHS trusts in the East Midlands, ensuring we make the best use of our shared resources, improve communication across our hospitals paving the way for a more integrated healthcare system to the benefit of all.”ter this year.

The EPR system from Nervecentre was chosen following a selection process supported by NHSE and the next step is to submit the full business case for national approval and to secure funding from NHSE, with a decision expected later this year.

Work to partially introduce the Nervecentre product is due to begin in autumn 2025 in the trust’s urgent and emergency care services.

Paul Volkaerts, chief executive at Nervecentre, said: “We are delighted that Sherwood Forest Hospitals have chosen Nervecentre as their EPR.

“Its full breadth functionality, world-class ease of use, and collaborative capabilities will encourage safe and efficient care for people living in Nottinghamshire.

“We look forward to continuing to work with the trust in this exciting time of healthcare digitisation.”

The trust is now able to build on its partnership with Nervecentre, which has supported patient monitoring in several departments at Sherwood since 2017.

Meanwhile, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust announced that it will go live date with its Nervecentre EPR system on 28 June 2025.

The trust selected Nervecentre as its preferred supplier in December 2023 before signing a 10-year contract in July 2024 to implement the EPR system.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has also signed a 10-year contract with Nervecentre to implement its EPR system, which began roll out in May 2025.