The UK Defence Medical Services has awarded a £2.5-million contract to Avenue3 to deliver Project Mercury, a secure electronic health record system for military clinicians operating worldwide. Designed for austere and disconnected environments, the platform allows medical staff to access, update, and share patient records across devices even without internet connectivity. Using Near Field Communication technology, clinicians can transfer data securely offline. The system builds on earlier UK defense healthcare digitization efforts and will transition from proof-of-concept to operational deployment in Spring 2026, with further development through 2027. Project Mercury supports the broader Programme Cortisone initiative, which aims to create a unified healthcare information ecosystem across deployed and firm-base environments.
