NHS hospitals are 'unable to share medical records because they use different computer software'
The NHS is risking patient safety because it can't get to grips with computers, a damning report has revealed. The majority of NHS hospital trusts are using one of 21 different operating systems and many are not able to share patient information because their computers aren't compatible with others in their local area, a report has warned The study was done by the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. NHS 'HAS OUTDATED COMPUTERS AND NOT ENOUGH IT STAFF' NHS hospitals are still vulnerable to a cyber attack despite lessons learned in the WannaCry hack in 2017, a report warned earlier this year. These were not always compatible and the Imperial researchers said using compatible systems would 'improve access' in one million hospital encounters every year. He said the NHS should be using the best quality off-the-shelf computer software rather than making its own systems, and making sure that it's easy for different organisations around the country to collaborate and share information.
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