Midlands trust launches digital medicines management system
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust has gone live with an interoperable digital medicines management system.
The system went live on 15 June 2026 and according to UHCW is the first of its kind in England. It integrates with the trust’s electronic patient record (EPR) to improve patient safety and reduce the administrative burden on frontline staff.
The project, funded by NHS England, brings together Omnicell’s automated dispensing cabinets and robotic dispensing system with Oracle Health’s EPR.
Cigna's Evernorth is investing $100 million through 2028 in specialty pharmacy care.
The AI program called Pharmacy Forward is expected to generate approximately $400 million in value by the end of 2028, according to Evernorth.
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