Summary
This guide is for trusts who have an electronic patient record system (EPR) already in place and want to realise the transformational opportunities it presents. It focuses on the role of the board in leading these changes. In December 2022, NHS England estimated that over 85% of trusts in England had some form of EPR and set a target for EPRs to be implemented in at least 90% of trusts by December 2023.
A well implemented and optimised EPR improves patient safety, staff satisfaction, patient flow and data quality. But this can only be achieved with continuous optimisation and investment. A poor EPR implementation, followed by a lack of investment in its ongoing development, can frustrate staff and create disillusionment. This in turn leads to poor usage and unsafe workarounds. In time this will negatively impact productivity and result in substandard data informing clinical decision making.
If you are part of an integrated care system (ICS) looking to share or align EPRs across a number of organisations, this guide will also help you consider issues of convergence, scale and shared governance. It does not address procurement and implementation.
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