The NHS faces unprecedented demand from patients and technology is seen as a key enabler to reduce inefficiencies and support patient safety improvements. But is enough being done to engage nurses?
Are IT teams being given enough insight to deliver solutions that work in clinical practice? DEBBIE GUY discusses the growing importance of the nursing informatics leaders and how their role can be instrumental in driving digital change within NHS organisations.
Technology is becoming more important to clinical practice, not just as a management reporting tool, but as an instrument to change the way we deliver care for the better. The Government’s ambitions are clear – Simon Stevens, NHS England’s CEO, is calling for technology to help “drive down variations in quality and safety of care” and reduce instances of avoidable patient harm in his Five Year Forward View.
In a subsequent report that focuses purely on modernising technology in the NHS, the National Information Board’s (NIB) Personalised Health and Care 2020 says that it is essential that care professionals and carers have access to all the data, information and knowledge they need in order to improve care delivery.
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