Cara Williams, chief information officer at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (Credit: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust)
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSussex) has 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.
Roxanne Smith, chief strategy officer at UHSussex, said: “Reaching this point is a big achievement for an organisation of our size and complexity.
“More than 1,500 staff helped shape what we need from an electronic patient record, and a further 150 were involved in selecting the right solution. That level of involvement reflects how strongly our teams feel about getting this right.
“Our patients are at the centre of every decision we make, and moving to a single EPR will have a real impact on safety, quality of care and outcomes. For a large, busy trust caring for communities across Sussex, moving from analogue to digital is essential if we are to deliver excellent care everywhere.
“The EPR is a cornerstone of our trust strategy. It will help us share information more securely and efficiently across our hospitals and with partners such as GPs and mental health services, reducing duplication, improving consistency, and supporting better joined-up care for our communities.”
UHSussex forms part of the Sussex Integrated Care System, which provides hospital and community health care for approximately a million people in Sussex.
Kate Quirke, group managing director and chief executive at Alcidion, said: “We are excited to have been selected by UHSussex as their preferred EPR supplier.
“UHSussex’s purpose for the EPR procurement is to implement a single, integrated digital platform that improves patient care, supports regional integration, drives operational efficiency, and delivers long-term social and research benefits.
“Miya Precision is ideally placed to deliver on this vision working alongside the implementation teams and clinical staff at UHSussex to ensure there is long-term benefit to the people of this region.”
Since 2016, Alcidion has acquired multiple healthcare IT companies including acquiring UK-focused patient flow and administration software companies ExtraMed in 2021 and Silverlink Software in 2021.
The firm has expanded its foothold in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand to service more than 400 hospitals and 87 healthcare organisations, including North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, which signed a 10-year contract with Alcidion to roll out its Miya Precision EPR in February 2025.
Meanwhile, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust extended its EPR contract with Alcidion for a further eight years in 2023. With two years left on the existing contract, the extension will see the contract run until 2033.
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