Building Better Healthcare has taken a look at the latest technologies NHS Trusts and other healthcare providers have integrated into their systems to advance their digital evolution in February 2025.
In February, the Health Innovation Consortium (HIC), a collaborative initiative designed to accelerate innovation within digital health and healthcare technology, launched the Electronic Patient Records (EPR) Network.
A key objective of the EPR Network is to improve interoperability between digital health systems.
Ensuring seamless data exchange across different platforms will enable healthcare professionals to access comprehensive and accurate patient records, regardless of the system in use.
In February, the Health Innovation Consortium (HIC), a collaborative initiative designed to accelerate innovation within digital health and healthcare technology, launched the Electronic Patient Records Network
This will significantly enhance patient care by reducing the risk of errors and ensuring healthcare providers have timely access to critical information.
The NHS Long Term Plan places a strong emphasis on the digital transformation of healthcare services, including the integration of data-driven decision-making and the expansion of digital services.
The EPR Network aligns directly with these objectives, providing support to NHS England’s ambition of building a more efficient, data-driven healthcare system.
The partnerships
The NHS Trusts or healthcare providers that have made partnerships with companies are:
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Altera Digital Health
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
- Node4
- NHS Supply Chain
- Leidos
- North Cumbria Integrated Care
- Rubrik
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust
- Consultant Connect
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Better
- Unilabs
- Oxipit
- Circle Health Group
- Schneider Electric
Electronic Patient Record system
Altera Digital Health, a global healthcare IT company, has provided Fordcombe Hospital with Sunrise, an electronic patient record with integrated patient administration system.
Altera’s integrated solution is supporting the hospital as Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) expands care capacity
Altera’s integrated solution is supporting the hospital as Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) expands care capacity and treats a significant number of the longest-waiting patients in Kent and Medway.
Mobile clinical photo capture and sharing application
Node4, the cloud-led digital transformation Managed Services Provider (MSP), has delivered Galerie, a pioneering, bespoke mobile application for clinical photo capture and sharing, to Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
Directly connected to the NHS Spine, this app enables the secure, encrypted sharing of patient diagnostics, marking a first for the NHS
Directly connected to the NHS Spine, this app enables the secure, encrypted sharing of patient diagnostics, marking a first for the NHS.
Cyber security
NHS Supply Chain has appointed Leidos as its new cybersecurity provider.
The collaboration underscores NHS Supply Chain’s commitment to protect and defend its networks from cyber-attacks as part of its IT transformation.
The collaboration underscores NHS Supply Chain’s commitment to protect and defend its networks from cyber-attacks
In the same vain, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Rubrik to bolster its cyber resilience and safeguard sensitive patient data.
Rubrik Security Cloud and SaaS Data Protection for M365 will offer reassurance that patient data is available when needed and easily recoverable after an attack.
Single Point of Access phone line
Consultant Connect, a telemedicine provider, has provided Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust (BHT) with a Single Point of Access phone line to give GPs and paramedics a single phone number to contact senior clinicians for quick referral advice.
Having one number to call will end the need for doctors and healthcare professionals to navigate difficult hospital switchboards
Having one number to call will end the need for doctors and healthcare professionals to navigate difficult hospital switchboards and will ensure patients receive the correct care quickly while avoiding going to the hospital where possible.
Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration system
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) has selected Better as its technology supplier to roll out electronic prescribing and medicines administration in its local area hospitals.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) has selected Better as its technology supplier
The new electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration system, known as ePMA, is designed to help hospitals within the health board make the process of medicine prescribing and administration safer, easier, and more efficient.
AI-driven medical imaging
Unilabs, a leading diagnostic services provider in Europe, has selected the AI solutions from Oxipit, a medical imaging AI company, to deploy solutions for chest X-rays throughout Unilabs’ European network.
This partnership will see Oxipit’s AI solutions, ChestLink and ChestEye, integrated into Unilabs’ radiology workflows, streamlining chest X-ray reporting through automated triage and second-reading capabilities.
This partnership will see Oxipit’s AI solutions, ChestLink and ChestEye, integrated into Unilabs’ radiology workflows
The result is faster reporting, improved accuracy, and greater efficiency, reducing delays in diagnosis and treatment while advancing patient care.
AI-powered remote monitoring and analytics solutions
Circle Health Group, an independent provider of private hospital services, has deployed Schneider Electric’s AI-powered remote monitoring and analytics solutions to support energy management, decarbonisation, and building operations across its healthcare estate.
Circle Health now has access to a centralised overview of estate operations, advanced analytics, and 24/7 remote maintenance support. This marks the latest development in a partnership that began in 2017.
Circle Health now has access to a centralised overview of estate operations, advanced analytics, and 24/7 remote maintenance support
Circle Health has made huge operational efficiency gains across its complex healthcare estate since it began working with Schneider Electric.
It has saved over £200k since 2018 and has solved 81% of maintenance tickets remotely, with minimal disruption to patient care.