University Hospitals Sussex signs EPR contract with Alcidion

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSussex) has signed a contract with Alcidion to deliver an electronic patient record (EPR) system.

The trust selected Alcidion as its preferred supplier for the system in January 2026. With a seven-year contract now signed, the programme moves to its next phase, building on the readiness work already underway ahead of the phased introduction of the EPR in spring 2027.

Alcidion will deploy its Miya Precision platform, including Miya Observations and Assessments (Patientrack), which is already live at the trust.

The Miya Precision EPR will provide clinicians with real-time access to patient records, while streamlining patient flow and improving clinical decision-making.

The scope includes a virtual care module, marking the first time an NHS trust has incorporated Alcidion’s Virtual Care functionality into an EPR programme.

Roxanne Smith, chief strategy officer at UHSussex, said: “Delivering an EPR is an essential step towards achieving those ambitions for our patients, helping improve the experience of care and making it easier for staff to access and share information across our hospitals and services.

“Our ambition is to provide staff with modern, reliable and intuitive digital tools that bring patient information together in one place and support more consistent ways of working across the trust. Having an EPR will form a key part of the digital foundation we are building for the future.”

Once in place, the EPR will support almost 20,000 staff delivering care across seven hospitals and community services. It will bring together information currently held across multiple systems, making it easier and faster for staff to access and share patient information when and where it is needed.

The programme has already been shaped by extensive engagement across the organisation, with more than 1,500 colleagues contributing to requirements development and procurement activity, and over 1,000 staff directly involved in engagement activities.

Kate Quirke, group managing director and chief executive at Alcidion, said: “This is an exciting step in our relationship with University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, and we look forward to continuing to work closely together to support their digital transformation strategy.

“UHSussex’s purpose for the EPR procurement is to implement a single, integrated digital platform that improves patient care, supports regional integration, drives operational efficiency and delivers long-term social and research benefits.

“Building upon our existing Patientrack module, which has been deployed at the trust for many years, the modular nature of our Miya Precision platform will enable the trust to realise the benefits of EPR platform deployment progressively, helping to maximise the ROI for clinicians and patients alike.”