From October 2019 Barts Health will be rolling out the digitalisation of the inpatient nursing documentation as the first phase of the WeConnect programme. This change will mean nursing documentation will be accessed and completed electronically via the Millennium electronic health record system and will replace the nursing documentation paper bundle. The second phase of the WeConnect programme is physician documentation, electronic prescribing and medicines administration. This will be rolled out from March next year.
There are many benefits for GPs, Barts Health staff and patients in making their nursing documentation digital and going paperless. This will include smoother communication and shared information between health care professionals. Accurate, complete information held in one place will facilitate better quality information in their communication with GPs, improving both the quality and timeliness of patient discharge information.
Barts Health are planning to add more detail on their website but at present a short paragraph can be found under their health records section
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