EPRs must adapt to the changing healthcare landscape
As healthcare evolves, so too must the electronic patient records at its heart. This means addressing barriers to progress – including the concerns of users, writes InterSystems’ Mike Fuller.
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NHSE announces £16m procurement of teams to support EPR delivery
NHS England said it had opened a tender to support provider organisations as they seek to get electronic patient records in place by the end of March 2026.
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NHSE tells trusts that mandated returns essential following EPR
NHS England has written a letter to health service leaders reminding them of their requirement to submit nationally mandated returns during EPR launch.
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Joe’s View: Santa, this is unsustainable
Santa was buckling under the strain – until Mrs Claus came up with a plan. Could this festive tale hold a lesson for the NHS? By Joe McDonald.
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AI and Data start-ups should see NHS organisations as partners – Harrison
The most successful start-ups in the NHS will be those that see their relationship with the health service as a partnership, Professor Joe Harrison said.
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Disrupting boundaries key to future of digital leadership
Breaking out of professional silos and organizational boundaries will be crucial to the success of digital transformation, the new NHS CCIO and CNIO said.
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Following Ferris: assessing the impact of Dr Tim Ferris on NHS IT
With news that Dr Tim Ferris is to depart as NHS England’s transformation director, Digital Health’s Jon Hoeksma considers his legacy in the NHS.
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Streamlining patient pathway should be integration goal says TPP CEO
Policymakers should be spending more time improving patient pathways rather than focusing on convergence, TPP CEO Frank Hester said.
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Uncertainty surrounds digital funding of NHS England levelling up scheme
Funding of NHS England’s levelling up scheme is looking increasingly uncertain ahead of Thursday’s crunch Autumn Statement.
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EPR convergence and levelling up: CCIO and CNIOs have their say
A group of our CNIO Network Advisory Panel members and a CCIO member exclusively give their thoughts on the new levelling up and EPR convergence policies.
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