NHS e-health systems 'risk patient safety'

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The use 21 separate electronic record systems in NHS hospitals across England 'could lead to errors'.

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A team at Imperial College say the systems cannot"talk" to each other, making cross-referencing difficult and potentially leading to"errors". with the aim of allowing clinicians easy access to all the information on a patient, even if they had previously been treated elsewhere.The team from London's Imperial College's Institute of Global Health Innovation looked at data from 152 acute hospital trusts in England, focusing on the use of EMRs on the ward.Half of trusts using EMRs were using one of three systems: researchers say at least these three should be able to share information.

 

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leighrwarren Just re read this again for the third time. Such good work! Thank you!

The NATIONAL Health Service is run by civil servants who are protecting their little empires. The animal is too big for the Government to have the power to overcome them and their mates who ‘claim’ the moral high ground. Drastic change and management restructuring required.

I work in this field and have honestly never heard of NHSX. Not once. The general article is mostly accurate however.

Especially if that pr*ck Matt Hancock has anything to do with it.

eh but they have all provided a bottle or two, this system makes you cynical. Does logic actually exist these days. Or is it all for ourselves. Ive kids so i need to know to train for the future ?

typo

Instead of the constant criticisms why not come up with some realistic solutions? If not, shut the f**k up.

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