As the health sector continues to forge ahead with digital transformation, there are concerns that antiquated or ill-suited IT architecture will leave many organisations at risk of being left behind, leading to circumstances that may actually increase workloads and frustration among staff.
As a case in point, integrated care systems (ICS) across NHS England are in the process of converting to electronic patient records (EPR), with the goal of improving data access and efficiency for staff. Meanwhile, less headline-grabbing reports from the Health Services Investigation Body (HSIB) and the British Medical Association (BMA) indicate that NHS trusts are likely to run into critical issues with both the utility and effectiveness of EPR, unless they first make sure that they have modern, capable architecture in place.
