‘Outdated’ IT leaves NHS staff with 15 different computer logins

By 2020-01-04Science & Tech
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IT systems in the NHS are so outdated that staff have to log in to up to 15 different systems to do their jobs.

Doctors can find themselves using different logins for everything from ordering x-rays and getting lab results to accessing A&E records and rotas.

The government in England said it was looking to streamline the systems as part of an IT upgrade.

Around £40 million is being set aside to help hospitals and clinics introduce single-system logins in the next year.

Alder Hey in Liverpool is one of a number of hospitals which have already done this ... Read even more

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