Trust biggest single investment in digital infrastructure given go ahead
The Trust received approval on funding from NHS England last month that will see a £71.2 million investment in infrastructure over the next ten years. The ambitious programme will remove legacy paper processes and modernise patient pathways to improve patient safety and increase service efficiency.
This programme ties in with a national strategy, showcased in the Government’s commitment in last week’s budget, to provide funding for NHS technology and digital.
The biggest change, being implemented by the Trust in phases over the next two years, is the introduction of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system which will provide doctors and clinical staff much greater flexibility to read and access patient records across different specialities. For many patients this will reduce the need to relay symptoms, treatment history and medicines to multiple clinicians, multiple times.
Trust Chief Executive, Neil Macdonald said: “This is a huge amount of work for the Trust over the next few years. It marks the biggest single investment in infrastructure we have made and will significantly improve the safety of our care by giving the clinicians both the data and the time they need with their patients.”