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The NHS is moving toward a Single Patient Record (SPR). With clarity from NHS England, we now know it won’t be a national data lake. So, to make it sing, the SPR will need the right backstage support. Adam Coombes, Product Owner – HealthStore®, explains why a Clinical Data Repository (CDR), like BridgeHead’s HealthStore, is the essential “road crew” enabling the SPR to shine as a globally recognised headline act.

Former NHS A&E nurse Maria Moors explores the crucial link between patient safety and access to data. In this thought-provoking blog, she shares insights from the NHS frontline and explains why we must fully support our CNIOs in overcoming digital barriers and enabling clinicians to deliver safer, smarter, more connected care.

BridgeHead’s Cassie Silletti, Customer Success Advocate for North America, explores the healthcare M&A landscape in the US and highlights one of its least discussed but most critical challenges: consolidating systems, retiring legacy applications, and ensuring clinicians retain access to essential patient data.

Adam Coombes, Product Owner – HealthStore®, is back with another witty and insightful commentary… this time on open healthcare standards – FHIR, OMOP, and OpenEHR. In his usual trademark style, Adam offers his perspective on the strengths of each as well as advice on when they should be used.

BridgeHead’s Bobby Edwards, Principal Solutions Consultant for HealthStore®, delves into the thorny subject of whether we can and should trust AI in healthcare – all through a unique lens referencing both The Terminator and Chicken Little. You’ll have to read on to find out more.

Maria Moors – former NHS A&E nurse – explores what she calls the “NHS Data Divide”. She highlights that, even with EPR adoption, 70% of data is often left behind, which can delay care and affect outcomes. But she offers a way to bridge this divide and unify patient histories.

With SIIM25 looming, BridgeHead’s Ken Burton explores why current PACS-centric Enterprise Imaging strategies are problematic and suggests its time to re-imagine Enterprise Imaging as a foundation for the future – one built on accessibility, scalability, and clinical value.

In this new blog from BridgeHead’s Adam Coombes, Product Owner – HealthStore®, he explores the relationship between the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) and Clinical Data Repositories (CDR) in a bid to determine whether they are complementary (friends) or competitive...

In this new blog from Ken Burton, National Leader, Enterprise Imaging and Data (U.S. and Canada) at BridgeHead Software, he consolidates the insights and experience from the BridgeHead team that attended the recent 2025 HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition in...

In this new blog penned by our own Brendan O’Leary, EMEA Solutions Engineer – HealthStore®, he explores the integral role of the Clinical Data Repository (CDR) within the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) framework and underscores the urgency for...

In this new blog from Ken Burton, National Leader, Enterprise Imaging and Data (U.S. and Canada) at BridgeHead Software, he discusses the chaos reigning across the clinical data landscape – resulting from disparate, fragmented systems and siloed data – and the...

In his latest blog, Bobby Edwards, BridgeHead's Principal Solutions Consultant for HealthStore® for North America, outlines the benefits a Clinical Data Repository offers healthcare organizations in addressing today's clinical data challenges – from interoperability...