Urgent action is needed to address NHS computer failings which are causing harm to patients, BBC has reported, citing the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), the country’s patient safety watchdog.The report said the…
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A government commitment to eliminate paper prescribing in hospitals by 2023, will not be met, with the failure being blamed in part on a lack of digital maturity.The government had pledged that by 2024…
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) failed to send out 400,000 digital letters and documents to GPs and patients, some dating back as far as 2000, BBC News reported Saturday. The news follows Newcastle University…
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One of the biggest challenges facing the NHS is lifting up the least digitally mature hospital trusts, especially the two to three dozen still lacking a full electronic patient record (EPR) system. Andy Callow…
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