‘Staggering’ paper use revealed as NHS told electronic records safer

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to the journal, Tim Ho, a respiratory consultant and medical director at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, said electronic systems are a “transformational tool to change how you work”. Without interoperable electronic systems, the NHS will also not be able to benefit from upcoming technological advances such as artificial intelligence Dale Peters, TechMarketView Despite the advantages of technology, Ms Best argued that sharing paper notes can sometimes be easier than sharing information over electronic systems. Without interoperable electronic systems, the NHS will also not be able to benefit from upcoming technological advances such as artificial intelligence.” Pritesh Mistry, policy fellow at the King’s Fund, said EPRs could one day feature clinical decision support. An NHS England spokesman said: “The NHS is investing £1.9bn to ensure hospitals have the right digital foundations in place and almost nine-tenths of trusts use electronic patient records, with the NHS on track to roll them out to 95% of trusts by March 2025 in line with the Government’s target.”