7 April 2026
Q4 In Review: Driving Real-World Transformation Through Data Across the UK & Ireland
Programmes Move from Strategy into Delivery
Drawing on a strong final quarter of 2025, we’ve taken a moment to reflect on a significant period of delivery and momentum for both Stalis and the wider digital healthcare landscape, as we continue to support large-scale transformation programmes across the UK and Ireland. The last three months has seen the pace of digital health transformation continue to accelerate, particularly at national and ICB level. As programmes move from strategy into delivery, the focus has shifted decisively towards the quality of data, migration assurance, and go-live stability.
As initiatives such as the NHS Federated Data Platform and Ireland’s National EHR progress, the focus is inevitably shifting towards execution, with conversations specifically about data quality becoming less of a ‘nice to have’ and more so a priority. At the same time, the advancement of AI and real-time analytics is reinforcing a clear dependency on clean, trusted, and well-governed data foundations.
The result is a more delivery-focused landscape, where success is no longer defined by technology selection, but by the ability to manage risk, ensure auditability, and deliver stable, operational outcomes at scale. Delivering truly connected, data-driven healthcare now depends on strong collaboration between patients, clinicians, and technology partners – underpinned by data that is accurate, accessible, and most of all trusted.
At Stalis, our focus remains clear: enabling safe, compliant, and scalable transformation through end-to-end data services.
Supporting Ireland’s National Digital Health Vision
Ireland’s healthcare system is at a pivotal moment. The HSE is advancing one of the most ambitious digital transformation programmes in its history, with the national rollout of Electronic Health Records forming the foundation of a more connected and resilient health service. A huge milestone for digital health in Ireland, this represents a fundamental shift aimed at reducing operational risk, improving patient outcomes, and enabling clinicians to deliver safer, more efficient care.
With over 40 years of experience delivering end-to-end data services across the NHS and wider public sector, we understand that the successful delivery of digital transformation depends on more than technology alone. Collaboration between patients, clinicians, and technology partners has never been more critical – and it must be underpinned by data that is accurate and consistent. At Stalis, we’re proud to support this journey by providing data migration and archiving solutions that ensure integrity, compliance, and continuity across the entire data lifecycle. Our newly published white paper explores the strategic principles shaping Ireland’s digital health ecosystem through to 2030, and the role data will play in enabling safe, scalable transformation. The paper reinforces the importance of data integrity, governance, and long-term sustainability in national programmes.
Our commitment was reflected in our presence at the Technology in Healthcare event in Killashee, which we supported for the third year running. The event provided a valuable opportunity to spend time on the ground, listening directly to senior leaders across the HSE and wider health system, and to better understand the priorities, challenges, and realities of delivering national programmes at this stage.
Strengthening Leadership and Strategic Direction
This quarter marked a significant step forward in strengthening Stalis’ leadership and advisory capability, reflecting the direction and ambition of the business as we continue to scale. We were pleased to welcome Kate Shields as a Senior Advisor – an important addition as we expand our advisory bench with senior, system-level expertise. Kate brings deep experience across NHS leadership, integrated care, and large-scale transformation, providing valuable insight as we support increasingly complex national and regional programmes.
Alongside this, we announced the appointment of John Flannery as Chief Operating Officer, joining the Stalis leadership team in a permanent capacity. John has relocated to Ireland to lead our international operations, strengthening our on-the-ground presence and delivery capability at a critical time for the region. With over 20 years’ experience in healthcare technology and professional services, he will play a central role in scaling our operations, supporting national programmes, and ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery across the group.
“I’m excited to join Stalis at this pivotal moment. The organisation has built a strong reputation for clinical safety, delivery outcomes and trusted partnerships. I’m looking forward to leading the expansion of Stalis Ireland while scaling the Group’s operational capabilities.”
John Flannery – Chief Operations Officer at Stalis
Together, these appointments reflect a deliberate investment in both strategic advisory strength and operational leadership, positioning Stalis to scale with confidence and support increasingly complex healthcare programmes across the UK and Ireland.
Product Innovation: Introducing Stalis Monitoring
This quarter, we introduced Stalis Monitoring to the market – a healthcare-grade monitoring layer designed specifically for NHS integration, migration, and archive programmes. The product has been developed in direct response to a consistent challenge across healthcare systems: when issues arise, they do not fail quietly – they create downstream clinical and operational risk that is often difficult to detect until it impacts delivery.
Stalis Monitoring provides proactive, real-time visibility across critical systems, enabling earlier issue detection, reduced risk at go-live, and improved operational resilience across complex programmes. It identifies emerging issues before they interrupt clinical workflows, including message build-up, engine failures, latency, job failures, CPU and RAM constraints, and endpoint connectivity issues giving teams the insight needed to act early rather than react late.
“Stalis Monitoring was developed in direct response to what we see across NHS programmes every day. Healthcare systems do not fail quietly – they fail in ways that create downstream clinical and operational risk. Our aim was to create a monitoring layer that catches those issues early, provides clear context and automatically gets the right people involved. Our new product gives Trusts the visibility and confidence they need to keep critical pathways running smoothly, especially during migrations, go lives and high-pressure periods.”
Andrew Craigie, Head of Product at Stalis
By delivering clear, actionable insight, Stalis Monitoring reduces the operational burden on support teams and removes the need for clinical staff to act as the monitoring layer. Real-time dashboards and historical trend data support root cause analysis, capacity planning, and governance requirements, while longer-term usage insights help organisations right-size infrastructure and avoid unnecessary cost as systems stabilise.
To support the launch, we hosted a dedicated webinar introducing Stalis Monitoring to the market. The session was well attended by NHS and public sector stakeholders, and the response was strong, reflecting a clear demand for greater visibility and control across integration and migration environments. The discussion reinforced the importance of proactive monitoring in reducing delivery risk and supporting more stable, predictable outcomes across complex healthcare programmes. You can watch the webinar recording here if you missed it.
RNOH: Delivering Complex Programmes with Measurable Outcomes
Delivery remains at the core of what we do. This quarter, we were incredibly proud to highlight a complex migration programme delivered with the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) – a nationally recognised centre of excellence for specialist orthopaedic care. As part of a wider transformation programme, the Trust undertook a critical initiative to migrate and archive large volumes of clinical and operational data ahead of go-live of a new Electronic Patient Record hosted by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Operating within a live healthcare environment, the programme carried a high-risk profile, with no tolerance for data loss, performance issues, or post-go-live instability. Delivery required close coordination across multiple stakeholders, including the Trust, Epic, and the hosting organisation, alongside careful handling of complex clinical datasets, tight timelines, and significant operational dependencies.
The programme was designed to protect clinical safety, maintain data integrity, and ensure operational readiness ahead of go-live, and was delivered successfully against this challenging backdrop:
- 1.92 million clinical records migrated into Epic
- 99.70% first-time success rate
- End-to-end migration and archiving across seven legacy systems
- 51 data files loaded, including initial and delta extracts
- Eight full testing cycles completed
- Zero post-go-live data issues reported
This outcome reflects a structured, delivery-led approach combining strong technical leadership, rigorous validation, and close collaboration across all parties. Senior expertise was embedded throughout, enabling early risk identification, rapid issue resolution, and consistent progress under pressure.
The impact of this approach is reflected in client feedback, including from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust:
“Our go-live for data migration was far smoother than anticipated, with no post-go-live issues related to data migration. The Stalis team played a critical role in resolving last-minute challenges and providing expert guidance throughout.”
The RNOH programme demonstrates Stalis’ ability to deliver complex, high-risk NHS data migrations with precision and assurance ensuring safe, stable transitions into live operation while maintaining full confidence in clinical and operational data. You can read more about this important project in our case study.
Industry Engagement and Partnerships
Stalis continues to actively engage across the healthcare ecosystem.
During the quarter, we:
- Exhibited at Holyrood Connect Digital Health and Care Scotland 2026, engaging with stakeholders on Scotland’s Care in the Digital Age strategy
- Sponsored the Ramadan Iftar at Best Practice Show, celebrating an important cultural moment with partners and peers
- Continued to build relationships across NHS and public sector organisations through events and collaborative forums
These engagements are a deliberate part of how Stalis operates. They ensure we remain closely aligned to the realities of the systems and people we support, while contributing practical insight drawn from live programmes. As transformation efforts continue to scale across the UK and Ireland, this connection to the wider ecosystem remains critical, not only for our teams to share expertise, but to ensure that what we deliver is grounded, relevant, and built around the needs of healthcare organisations operating under real-world pressure and priorities.
Looking Ahead
As we move into the next quarter and the summer months ahead, our focus remains on supporting healthcare organisations to deliver complex digital programmes with confidence. In the South West, we’ll be hosting an exclusive, thought-led roundtable with senior NHS leaders, chaired by Kate Shields. Following the success of our 2025 roundtable series, this session will focus on practical delivery challenges around data, integration, and programme assurance, bringing together leaders who are directly responsible for delivering these programmes on the ground.
We’re also sponsoring NHS ConfedExpo 2026 in June alongside the Health Tech Alliance. Our executive team will be in Manchester throughout the week, meeting with NHS leaders, partners, and peers. Confed remains one of the most important events in the NHS calendar, and a key opportunity for us to spend time with the people responsible for delivering these programmes.
Alongside this, we’ll be hosting our Stalis Happy Hour at 20 Stories in Manchester, and following last year’s event, set on a stunning rooftop terrace, providing an informal space (hopefully!) in the sunshine to catch up with friends and partners ahead of a busy week.
We’re proud of the progress made this quarter and the role our team continues to play in supporting critical healthcare programmes across the UK and Ireland. We place a strong emphasis on close partnerships – with both our customers and our own team – because successful delivery depends on it. Complex programmes require more than technical capability; they rely on clear governance, strong project management, and effective collaboration at every stage. That’s what underpins consistent, reliable delivery and will remain our focus as we continue into the next quarter.