Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

This roundup of contracts and go lives includes NHS England awarding a £33 million digital vaccinations services contract and a £700,000 contract to evaluate the federated data platform.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals announces go-live date for Oracle EPR

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) confirmed that it will go live with an Oracle Health electronic patient record (EPR) system in June.

The trust announced in September 2023 that it was designing and developing a new EPR system to replace several digital and paper-based systems, with a launch expected in Spring 2025.

However, Kelvyn Hipperson, chief information officer at RCHT, told Digital Health News that a new go-live date has been agreed to ensure the trust is in the best position to make the most out of the system.

NHSE awards £33.6m digital vaccinations services contract

NHS England awarded a contract worth £33.6 million to TPXimpact to deliver digital and data services relating to vaccinations, as part of the Digital Prevention Services Portfolio.

NHS England’s Digital Prevention Services Portfolio is a national programme to design, build and operate digital and data services that support the prevention of ill health and early intervention.

Under the contract, technology-enabled services company TPXimpact will deliver services across maternity, neonatal and school-age vaccinations, supporting three end-to-end vaccination pathways across multiple care settings, including GP practices, schools and community environments.

Imperial College Projects wins contract to evaluate FDP

Imperial College Projects was awarded a £700,000 contract by NHS England to evaluate the federated data platform (FDP).

The three-year is assessment is planned to run from March 2026 to understand and demonstrate the impact the FDP programme is having and will have in the future, with findings expected in 2029.

A tender notice, published on 2 February 2026, states that the assessment must discern if the FDP’s objectives have been “achieved, capture key learning and demonstrate value for money and accountability to its stakeholders”.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw pilots communication app for patients

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is piloting an app to help improve communication with patients across any language barriers.

The CardMedic app is intended to enable healthcare staff to have accurate conversations with patients without the need for interpreters to be present for every interaction, which sometimes is not possible.

The initiative, funded by the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity, aims to reduce health inequalities by ensuring all patients receive the same level of information and care, regardless of language, sensory or cognitive barriers.

Patchwork Health launches AI rostering tool for NHS clinicians

Digital health workforce management firm Patchwork Health launched an AI-powered rostering tool to help NHS hospitals staff their wards.

The technology uses a bespoke algorithm to turn competing clinician shift preferences and service demands into rosters, allowing clinicians to have greater control over their rotas and reducing the administrative burden on management teams.

Patchwork’s preference-based rostering tool has been trialled and is in use at four NHS trusts across London, Yorkshire and the south west of England.