Across July 2026, healthcare organisations continued to expand the use of artificial intelligence, digital records and workflow automation to improve patient care and operational efficiency.
The month saw major acquisitions, new AI-powered clinical tools, expanding diagnostic platforms and wider adoption of connected digital infrastructure across the NHS.
Clinical documentation
T-Pro acquires BigHand Healthcare: AI clinical documentation provider T-Pro has acquired BigHand Healthcare, combining ambient voice technology with workflow optimisation software to help healthcare organisations reduce administrative burden and improve productivity.
Speech recognition reduces clinical administration: Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has saved more than 15,000 staff hours after deploying Lexacom's speech recognition platform. The Trust is now expanding its use of ambient AI to further streamline clinical documentation.
Healthcare AI framework launches: Global technology company FPT has launched MediSight, an AI-powered framework combining digital assistants, healthcare applications and analytics to help healthcare organisations accelerate digital transformation and improve clinical and operational workflows.
Smart Match for identifying workforce challenges for healthcare workers: RLDatix, a global leader in healthcare workforce management, patient safety, and compliance software, announced the successful go-live of Smart Match. The AI-powered capability can be used by NHS trusts to automatically generate targeted shift offers for healthcare workers that are most likely to accept a given shift.
Digital care and patient records
National Record Locator expands care planning access: Integrated Care Northamptonshire has made digital ReSPECT plans and Electronic Palliative Care Coordination System (EPaCCS) records available through the NHS National Record Locator, enabling authorised clinicians across England to securely locate vital emergency care planning information when patients receive treatment away from home.
Home monitoring prevents hospital admissions: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust estimates MySense's passive home monitoring technology helped prevent around 1,300 hospital admissions over the past year by enabling earlier intervention for patients with complex long-term conditions.
Mobile EPR cuts ambulance administration: Independent ambulance provider Spark Medical has reduced administration by up to 80 hours a month after introducing Dedalus' OneResponse mobile electronic patient record system, improving digital patient handovers with NHS ambulance trusts.
Single sign-on rollout supports EMR programme: WA Health has expanded Imprivata's single sign-on platform to 25,000 additional users, giving clinicians faster, secure access to clinical applications while supporting the rollout of its statewide electronic medical record programme.
Digital mental health hubs expand across Scotland: Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) is using Dr Julian's digital platform to underpin its new network of walk-in mental health hubs, The Nook. The technology acts as a digital front door, enabling people to access support, manage appointments and receive personalised wellbeing resources while helping services coordinate care and manage capacity more effectively.
Diagnostics and imaging
Radiology workflow platform expands: Hexarad is deploying its OptiRad workflow intelligence software across NHS organisations in North East England and South Yorkshire, helping radiology teams improve reporting efficiency, reduce turnaround times and make better use of existing capacity.
National digital pathology network grows: The National Pathology Imaging Co-operative has connected University College London Hospitals' National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery to the UK's national digital pathology platform, expanding the network to 15 NHS sites.
Operating theatre AI platform launches: Health technology company VitVio has opened access to its Vetro operating room intelligence platform, using computer vision and AI to automate theatre reporting, monitor workflows and improve operating room efficiency.
Artificial intelligence
Compliance AI expands across NHS trusts: Cambridge-based CompliMind has expanded its AI-powered compliance platform to 18 deployments across 15 NHS trusts, helping estates teams quickly locate regulatory information and manage compliance more efficiently.
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