Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

Our first contracts and go lives roundup of 2026 features deployments of a digital pathway for infected blood scandal support and an Epic electronic health record at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.

Rotherham deploys Patient Initiated Follow-up through NHS App

Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust deployed Patient Initiated Follow-up (PIFU) through the NHS App, in partnership with Netcall, on 10 December 2025.

PIFU allows patients to request follow-up appointments when they need them rather than being locked into routine schedules, helping to streamline outpatient pathways and reducing missed appointments.

Patients in Rotherham can now trigger their own appointments digitally, eliminating the need for lengthy phone calls or paperwork.

Digital pathway launches for infected blood scandal support

A digital pathway was launched to facilitate dedicated psychological support to those affected by the national infected blood scandal.

More than 30,000 people, mainly with haemophilia, were given HIV and hepatitis infected blood products in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to thousands of deaths and lifelong illness.

The Infected Blood Inquiry, which ran from 2017 to 2024, confirmed systemic failures, leading to apologies and a UK-wide compensation scheme for victims and bereaved families.

To help those affected, the digital pathway went live across England on 1 October 2025 as part of the Infected Blood Psychological Service, which delivers specialised, trauma-informed psychological and psychosocial care on behalf of the NHS.

University Hospitals Sussex selects Alcidion as EPR supplier

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust selected Alcidion as the preferred supplier for its new electronic patient record (EPR) system.

Alcidion will deploy its Miya Precision platform, including Miya Observations and Assessments (Patientrack), which is already live at the trust.

The deal is anticipated to be a minimum seven-year contract, with EPR deployment planned to begin in the fourth quarter of the 2026 financial year.

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital goes live with Epic EHR

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) went live with an Epic electronic health record (EHR) following a partnership with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

RNOH announced plans to implement Epic’s EHR in September 2024, along with its collaboration with UCLH to benefit from its experience in designing, implementing and using Epic since March 2019.

The EHR went live on 23 November 2025 across all three of the trust’s sites: the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, the Bolsover Street Outpatient Assessment Centre, and the Enfield Musculoskeletal Community Health Hub.

Northern Ireland deploys AI tool through Sectra to spot fractures

AI that helps clinicians accurately identify bone fractures was deployed across Northern Ireland through Sectra Amplifier Services.

Sectra Amplifier Services, provided by Northern Ireland’s enterprise imaging partner Sectra, enables healthcare organisations to integrate tools directly into their existing imaging workflows.

Using the service, the region’s Business Services Organisation Northern Ireland Picture Archiving and Communication System Programme has rolled out BoneView, a fracture detection algorithm developed by AI firm Gleamer.

It has been rolled out in emergency departments and minor injury units across all five of Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care (HSC) trusts.