Game changing electronic patient record to go live
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) launches on Saturday 8 November, taking us out of the digital dark ages.
Moving away from paper records to an EPR (we’re the last acute London trust to do so) will improve patient safety, reduce errors, and free up clinician time to focus on their patients by reducing form filling.
All relevant information, including medications, test results and allergies, will be held in one secure digital medical record, quickly and easily available to all healthcare colleagues involved in that patient’s care.
Our Chief Executive Matthew Trainer said:
Introducing an EPR is a fantastic step forward for our patients and our staff. However, we know from other hospitals that the move from paper to digital will be bumpy and we’re expecting patients to experience significant delays over the coming weeks as we move across to the new system. It will be particularly challenging in A&E and outpatients. If your condition isn’t life-threatening, please use other options such as your GP, pharmacist, and walk-in centres. If you have an outpatient appointment booked, come in as planned however please leave additional time for your visit.
I’d like to thank everyone for their patience in bearing with us - it will be worth it to have one secure digital medical record, quickly and easily available to all healthcare colleagues involved in a patient’s care, including when they have been seen in different hospitals in north east London.
If you’re visiting our hospitals during the first few weeks after our EPR launch, please be patient as some interactions, such as checking in for an appointment, or a clinician finding your information, will take longer than usual.
Having already transitioned to an EPR, our neighbouring trusts Barts Health is supporting us through this change. It will also mean if you are treated at any of their hospitals, their clinicians will have access to your record too.