Problems with computerising patients' records are "as serious as ever," say MPs

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Published 28 January 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b337
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Problems with computerising patients’ records are "as serious as ever," say MPs

Michael Cross

¹ London

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Pressure on the NHS in England to abandon or radically reformits £13bn ( ${euro}$ 14bn; $18bn) scheme to computerise all patients’records reached a new peak this week with the publication ofa critical parliamentary report. The Committee of Public Accounts’second investigation into the NHS national programme for ITsays that the health service may never adopt the programme’score systems for acute hospitals but will end up paying forthem anyway.

Although the 7 year old programme has notched up some achievements,risks remain "as serious as ever," said the committee’schairman, the Conservative MP Edward Leigh. The committee’sreport says that the main point of concern is the installationof electronic records in secondary care. Originally the programmewas to be complete by 2010, a date that has now been set backto 2014-15. However, even that date "now looks doubtful", thereport says.

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