Paper-free point of care: The challenges and rewards of digitisation
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Paper-free point of care: The challenges and rewards of digitisation

Erin Dean Freelance health journalist

An acute trust says introducing digital health records is helping it deliver a faster, safer service. But making the transition was far from straightforward

A digital system called eHospital, which allows patients’ notes to be seen in real time on any computer, has affected how every member of the nursing team at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust works.

Nursing Standard. 32, 24, 26-28. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.24.26.s19

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