Access to critical patient information at the bedside

From the investigation: Access to critical patient information at the bedside

Recommendation date:

Safety recommendation

HSIB recommends that NHS England provides guidance to healthcare organisations to support local design and configuration of electronic patient records to enable end users to access critical patient information (such as patient identifiers and cardiopulmonary resuscitation status).

Response:

The Frontline Digitisation programme provides guidance to NHS trusts in a variety of ways, and the key channels will be used to highlight the outcome of this investigation, and its recommendations for access to critical patient information.

This will include:

  1. Provider Support teams to include.
  2. The online electronic patient records (EPR) support hub to include the report and recommendations.
  3. Report to be shared with EPR suppliers via the TechUK forum.

Actions planned to deliver safety recommendation:

  1. Provider Support Offer to incorporate findings by 31 May 2023.
  2. EPR Support Hub by 31 May 2023.
  3. Report issued to suppliers by 31 May 2023.

Response received on 17 April 2023.

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