Royal Orthopaedic Hospital selects InterSystems as EPR supplier

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (ROH) has selected InterSystems as its electronic patient record (EPR) supplier.

ROH is one of the last remaining trusts without an EPR under NHS England’s £2bn Frontline Digitisation programme, which aims to ensure that every provider meets a core level of digitisation by March 2026.

The trust said that implementation planning is underway with the EPR programme planned for 2026.

Matthew Hartland, chief executive at ROH, said: “Selecting InterSystems as our EPR partner is an exciting step forward for our hospital. This partnership will give our teams the digital tools to enhance the outstanding care they deliver.

“We’re excited about the future and the potential a new EPR offers us to continue improving how we care for people.”

As the EPR is embedded, paper-based notes and separate databases will progressively be replaced by secure digital records, giving clinicians access to complete patient histories, with the aim of reducing administrative burden and enabling more efficient care.

The trust said that procurement process involved engagement with hospital staff, including clinicians who participated in demonstrations, workshops and evaluations to help identify the system best suited to the needs of ROH’s patients and staff.

Colin Henderson, country manager at InterSystems UKI, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with ROH on this important phase of their digital journey.

“The move to InterSystems TrakCare EPR will help improve information access and exchange and will provide a more harmonised experience for clinical and administrative users.

“We look forward to working closely with the ROH to unlock the full potential of their new EPR and help drive meaningful improvements in patient outcomes and operational efficiencies.”

ROH has a track record of innovation, from pioneering robotic-assisted joint replacements to leading research in regenerative medicine and delivering self-management tools via digital platforms.

In February 2024, Gavin Newman, former head of digital transformation at ROH, told Digital Health News that “the dream of the future would be to have a single source of truth in a system from the first referral through to discharge and through to follow-up care”, adding “an EPR would provide that for us”.

The trust has also been working with London-based start-up VitVio to enhance the safety and efficiency of surgical procedures through a pilot programme, launched in January 2025, to install cameras and sensors in operating theatres which integrate with the hospital’s existing health information systems.

Vivtio’s AI algorithms track and analyse aspects of the surgical procedure from tool usage and surgical stages to adherence to safety protocols.

Meanwhile, other sites to deploy the InterSystems TrakCare EPR include North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and Dublin’s National Rehabilitation Hospital.

In May 2025, NHSE awarded a £13.3m ‘tiger teams’ contract to KPMG to support trusts which are expected to miss the 2026 government EPR target, including Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching NHS Hospitals FT; Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FT; Stockport NHS FT; NHS University Hospitals Liverpool Group and University Hospitals Sussex NHS FT.