Opinion
System failure
How much did the recent case of Penny Campbell, who died after speaking to eight out-of-hours doctors, have to do with how clinical information was
Paper weight
Cardiac liaison nurse specialst Rob Harteveldt wonders at his increasing mountains of paperwork and asks why IT isn’t reducing the load.
Border control
Neil Versel finds out what barriers still need to be overcome before electronic health record sharing becomes common between European countries.

AI and data: Let’s get the basics right for patients and staff
As AI systems become âpervasiveâ, the risks and opportunities increase. Digital leaders must put people

Restricting doctors use of WhatsApp is pointless
Junior doctor Matt Farrier sometimes asks advice on medical matters from his consultant paediatrician father

Rewired 2024: longer term planning, prioritisation key to transformation
Rewired 2024 provides a great opportunity to hear how NHS leaders are assessing both the

Make shared care records work for urgent and emergency care
Expecting paramedics to wade through shared care records is unsafe and inefficient. In an emergency,

Rewired 2024: digital leaders bring âunique skillsâ to services under intense pressure
As staff and services feel the strain, digital leaders and teams are stepping up. Penny