NHSX funding boost to Trust’s digital plans
Liverpool University Hospitals has secured national investment for a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system that will be critical to supporting the Trust in enhancing its delivery of safe and effective patient care, as it works to transform health outcomes for the communities it serves.
The Trust has been awarded £250,000 seed funding from the EPR Accelerator Project within the NHSX’s Digital Aspirant Plus (DA+) programme, which sees NHSX partner with acute hospital trusts at an early stage of their digital transformation journey. Each member Trust will receive central support to assist with the procurement and implementation of a modern EPR to meet the rapidly changing needs of the healthcare sector.
Liverpool University Hospitals, which incorporates the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and the Liverpool University Dental Hospital, will be using the funding to implement a modern, integrated and intuitive EPR system, referred to as Care Record Liverpool (CaRL).
The secure digital solution will replace the legacy digital systems across all sites and is designed to better support patients and staff, with mobility and flexibility being significant outcomes. CaRL will also see an end to paper-based record keeping.
Dr Jason Bincalar, Chief Information Officer at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are thrilled that Liverpool University Hospitals has been selected to join NHSX’s Digital Aspirant Plus (DA+) programme. The Trust will implement a modern EPR solution, which is a great outcome for the citizens of Liverpool, Merseyside and beyond. This is a real game changer for us.
“A modern integrated electronic patient record will underpin how we deliver safe and effective care, enabling us to share our knowledge and experience with the patient and provider organisations.
“A fundamental objective of CaRL will be to provide a longitudinal patient record at the point of care, with slick workflows and decision support, underpinning the patient journey. It will consolidate and disseminate relevant patient information to and from our partner organisations within the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System, alongside supporting patient self-service and will become a shared record.
“A big thank you to our digital and clinical teams at the Trust for their hard work, and to colleagues at NHSX.”