Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Despite government plans to make a 'paperless NHS' by 2018, most medical staff still rely on handwritten notes and word of mouth communication in order to share information.
That's according to data obtained in a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by wireless technology company Spectralink, which reveals that with less than five years until the deadline for creating a paperless NHS, nearly two-thirds of medical professionals still rely on old-style documents, and pen and paper.
http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news...hnology-hampering-transition-to-paperless-nhs
Complete pipe dream fantasy! 🙄 They don't seem to understand that healthcare is far more important than streaming a dvd or playing angry birds or posting a selfie on Facebook. Systems need to be designed and integrated - and proven, with huge redundancy and security. Mirrored systems run from independent power sources so that things can keep running if something gets knocked out or there is a disaster - or just software errors that bring the whole lot down. The Air Traffic Control system emptied the skies last weekend because there was a bug in their phone system - it can happen, and will happen because no-one can design the perfect system. With the NHS though, it can end up costing lives, not money.
I'm not saying it's not achievable, just no way in less than 5 years. Technology needs to be far more dependable than it is currently.
That's according to data obtained in a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by wireless technology company Spectralink, which reveals that with less than five years until the deadline for creating a paperless NHS, nearly two-thirds of medical professionals still rely on old-style documents, and pen and paper.
http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news...hnology-hampering-transition-to-paperless-nhs
Complete pipe dream fantasy! 🙄 They don't seem to understand that healthcare is far more important than streaming a dvd or playing angry birds or posting a selfie on Facebook. Systems need to be designed and integrated - and proven, with huge redundancy and security. Mirrored systems run from independent power sources so that things can keep running if something gets knocked out or there is a disaster - or just software errors that bring the whole lot down. The Air Traffic Control system emptied the skies last weekend because there was a bug in their phone system - it can happen, and will happen because no-one can design the perfect system. With the NHS though, it can end up costing lives, not money.
I'm not saying it's not achievable, just no way in less than 5 years. Technology needs to be far more dependable than it is currently.
Last edited: