Overview
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to assist in the implementation of its delayed electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Project Timeline Adjustments
- The Millennium EPR from Oracle Health was originally set to launch in September 2024.
- The deployment date has been postponed to November 2024 for additional testing to ensure safety and efficiency.
- As of now, the go-live date has been further delayed with no new schedule provided.
Current Status
A trust board document dated September 3, 2025 indicates that the organization has not yet progressed to full implementation of the new EPR system.
The board paper states:
“The safeguarding teams will continue to ensure risks are highlighted and plans to mitigate these risks are being worked on, including the set-up of new EPR safeguarding systems and documentation templates.”
Comments from Leadership
Leanne Cooper, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Responsible Officer for the EPR program at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, shared:
“After reviewing organizational readiness, we paused our electronic patient record go-live in November 2024. This pause has given us the opportunity to review any outstanding work and the issues that need to be resolved to ensure a safe and sustainable go-live.”
She added that PwC has been appointed as the EPR delivery partner:
“They are working with the trust’s EPR program team and the wider organization on a future state gap analysis which, when completed, will confirm the work program needed to take us to go-live and enable us to set a date.”
About PricewaterhouseCoopers
PwC is recognized for assisting various sectors, including public and private organizations. In January 2025, they were listed among 22 companies on the updated Crown Commercial Services’ Digital Capability for Health framework.
Related Developments
In a similar context, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust also postponed the go-live date for its Oracle Health Millennium EPR in November 2024 due to unresolved issues regarding system and organizational readiness. The system was eventually implemented in July 2025.