Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS 🚀
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Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS 🚀
Accurx and Tandem Health have launched a tool across the NHS that transcribes, summarises and codes patient consultations into a trust’s clinical record.
The Accurx Scribe feature is built upon Tandem Health’s AI scribe with the aim of cutting admin time and allowing clinicians to put more of their focus on patients.
From 29 April 2025, the feature will be rolled out to the 98% of GP practices already using Accurx, with the ability to write back to EMIS and SystmOne.
Over the coming weeks, more than 200,000 existing users in GP practices, hospital, community and mental health settings will be able to use Accurx Scribe through Accurx’s desktop, web, and mobile applications.
NHS trust raises concerns over digital workforce shortage 🚨
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) says that it is struggling to deliver its digital aspirations, owing to a lack of digital staff.
A board paper, published on 6 March 2025, states that the digital team is “poorly resourced with over 18 vacancies trapped in triple lock”.
It adds that the trust’s IT team “has a varying level of skill” and “is struggling to deliver the organisation’s digital aspirations, especially coupled with a poor project management methodology”.
“This can result in frequent technical issues, security vulnerabilities and system downtimes, which can disrupt business operations and erode the trust of the staff,” the paper adds.
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4moI am thrilled reading the wonderful news and packages that Digital Health have got here especially the #summerschoolprogram. It is indeed, a step in the right direction towards addressing the workforce scarcity identified by NICE and NHS England.