Graphnet customers and partners recognised at HSJ Digital Awards 2026

Several NHS organisations and programmes working alongside Graphnet were recognised at the HSJ Digital Awards 2026, with projects spanning digital clinical safety, medicines optimisation, shared care records and system-wide collaboration receiving national recognition.

Congratulations to all of the teams, organisations and individuals recognised. The awards really did highlight the scale of innovation, collaboration and digital transformation now taking place across the NHS, as organisations continue working to improve patient care, safety and operational efficiency through technology and partnership working.

Now in their fourth year, the HSJ Digital Awards celebrate organisations, teams and individuals helping drive the NHS’s digital transformation agenda through innovation, interoperability, patient safety and measurable operational impact. This year’s awards focused heavily on collaboration, digital safety, workforce transformation and scalable solutions capable of delivering impact across entire health and care systems.

Health Innovation Manchester and NHS Greater Manchester

One of the evening’s major winners was Health Innovation Manchester and NHS Greater Manchester, whose GM Care Record team won the HSJ Digital Award for Digital Team of the Year for its “Small Team, Big Impact” Collaborative App programme.

The Collaborative App forms part of the wider GM Care Record programme, Greater Manchester’s shared care record, which supports more joined-up care across the region by helping health and care professionals securely access relevant patient information across organisational boundaries. The award recognised the collaborative and cross-functional approach behind the programme, bringing together digital teams, clinicians, operational leaders and wider partners to support transformation at scale.

The Digital Team of the Year category specifically recognises teams delivering successful digital transformation through collaboration, co-production and cross-system working, with judges placing strong emphasis on patient-centred design and measurable impact across health and care services.

Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board & Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Elsewhere, Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board and Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust were highly commended in the Digital Clinical Safety Award category for their project, “Automating Digital Clinical Safety at Scale”.

The category highlights organisations going above and beyond to ensure digital technologies are implemented safely while improving patient safety and reducing risk across increasingly complex digital environments. Judges looked for strong collaboration, robust governance and evidence of safe and effective implementation as NHS organisations continue to accelerate digital transformation programmes.

The recognition reflects the growing national focus on digital clinical safety as healthcare organisations adopt more advanced technologies, automation and AI-enabled services, while balancing the need for innovation with rigorous clinical governance and patient protection.

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Medicines optimisation and data-driven care were also recognised nationally, with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust winning the Improving Medicines and Pharmacy through Digital category for its work on data-driven medicines optimisation and prioritisation across mental health and community services.

The award category recognises digital initiatives helping improve prescribing, medicines management, patient safety and operational efficiency, while supporting more integrated care pathways across the NHS. Judges were particularly interested in initiatives with the potential for scale and wider replication across other healthcare settings.

Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board

The awards also celebrated individual innovation within the NHS. Oana Ciurdarean from Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board was named Digital Innovator of the Year for work focused on improving engagement with underserved Eastern European communities through digital outreach, multilingual communications and AI-generated explainer content.

The recognition adds to what has already been a standout year for Northamptonshire’s digital transformation journey. Earlier this year, Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board was ranked the most digitally mature integrated care system in England by NHS England, marking a significant turnaround for a system that was among the country’s lowest performers just two years ago.

It was fantastic to see the HSJ Digital Awards 2026 showcasing the increasing maturity of digital transformation programmes across the NHS, with many of the winning projects demonstrating how collaboration, interoperability, population health approaches and digital innovation are helping improve patient care, safety and operational resilience at scale.

From shared care records and digital clinical safety to medicines optimisation and community engagement, this year’s winners reflected a growing focus on practical, measurable transformation capable of delivering long-term value for patients, staff and the wider health and care system.