Shaping the future of UK Healthcare Closing the digital gap

Shaping the future of UK Healthcare Closing the digital gap

Published on 20/06/2019
Shaping the future of UK Healthcare Closing the digital gap
 
Whilst there is a consensus that a digital-first NHS is needed, our research suggests that without additional investment in the IT infrastructure, it is difficult to see how many trusts, especially those reporting financial deficits in 2018-19, can achieve the expected levels of digital maturity by 2024.
Our survey of 1,500 clinicians and interviews with 65 healthcare stakeholders suggests:
  • the top three challenges in implementing digital technologies are cost, finding the right solutions and complexity
  • that a paperless NHS will take a while to achieve with two-thirds of our interviewees believing it will take more than ten years to achieve this goal
  • Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the most widely-adopted technology and are rated top for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of care, however, there remains a high level of fragmentation in the numbers, types and functionality of EHR platforms
  • adoption of some ‘basic’ technologies needed to achieve an acceptable level of digitalisation vary widely, both in terms of use and in understanding the benefits they can bring.
So, how can the UK achieve a fully digitalised and integrated healthcare service?
Find out here
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