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6 November 2025
Today’s edition of includes Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB’s plans for the largest procurement of ambient voice technology in NHS history.
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Bed management system for mental health to go live in South West
6 November 2025
The South West Provider Collaborative will deploy an electronic referral and bed management solution for specialist mental health services.
Care minister discusses GP online consultation issues with ICBs
5 November 2025
Care minister Stephen Kinnock held a call with ICB leaders to identify areas that are struggling to roll out online access to primary care.
Nottingham Hospitals declares critical incident after EPR go-live
5 November 2025
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has declared a critical incident after going live with its electronic patient record last weekend.
Harrogate and District to go live with Nervecentre EPR this month
5 November 2025
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust will go live with an electronic patient record (EPR) system from Nervecentre in November 2025.
Trust saves more than ÂŁ565k since 2023 e-rostering tech launch
4 November 2025
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has saved more than ÂŁ565,000 since introducing digital rostering tools from Patchwork Health in 2023.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
4 November 2025
This morning’s Coffee Time includes a digital tool transforming surgery waiting lists at East Kent Hospitals University NHS FT.
Dido Harding faces calls to ‘consider her position’ in Test and Trace
12 October 2020
Dido Harding is the executive chair of NHS Test and Trace and interim chair of
Guyâs and St Thomasâ chooses Epic as ‘preferred supplier’ for ÂŁ175m EHR
9 October 2020
One of the biggest NHS trusts in London has selected Epic as its âpreferred supplierâ
‘Excel-gate’ highlights need for ‘quality technical capability’ in NHS
9 October 2020
Using Microsoft Excel is not an uncommon âworkaroundâ when managing data but organisations need to
Industry news in brief
9 October 2020
This monthâs industry round up features news Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit have launched
How using Excel may have caused thousands of unreported Covid cases
8 October 2020
The glitch was reportedly caused by an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum size and preventing
