Internal Reference Number: FOI_8942
Date Request Received: 06/10/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 10/10/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Paper and Electronic Notes
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. Are PATIENT NOTES* in your trust: all paper, all electronic, or a mixture of both? • If patient notes are primarily electronic: • When did the trust transition from paper to electronic? • What is the name of the electronic patient record platform used? * ‘Patient notes’ here refers to written documentation of clinical encounters with patients, completed by a healthcare professional. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Q1. Mixture. Patient notes are not primarily electronic. ESR - Lorenzo | |
| Question Number 2: Are DRUG CHARTS in your trust all paper, all electronic, or a mixture of both? • If drug charts are primarily electronic: • When did the trust transition from paper to electronic? • What is the name of the electronic prescribing system used? • If drug charts are primarily paper: • Are there plans to transition from paper to electronic? If yes, when? | |
| Answer To Question 2: Are DRUG CHARTS in your trust all paper, all electronic, or a mixture of both? - Electronic • If drug charts are primarily electronic: • When did the trust transition from paper to electronic? - September 2023. • What is the name of the electronic prescribing system used? - EPMA. • If drug charts are primarily paper: N/A • Are there plans to transition from paper to electronic? If yes, when? - N/A | |
| Question Number 3: Do the following departments in your trust use paper PATIENT NOTES (either partially or fully)? Please indicate Yes, No or Not sure / Not applicable. • A+E • ICU • Medical or Surgical inpatient wards (excluding ICU) • Outpatients | |
| Answer To Question 3: Do the following departments in your trust use paper PATIENT NOTES (either partially or fully)? Please indicate Yes, No or Not sure / Not applicable. • A+E - Partially • ICU - Yes • Medical or Surgical inpatient wards (excluding ICU) - Medical - Partially, Surgical - Partially • Outpatients - Partially | |
| Question Number 4: • Do the following departments in your trust use paper DRUG CHARTS either partially or fully)? Please indicate Yes, No or Not sure / Not applicable. • A+E • ICU • Medical or Surgical inpatient wards (excluding ICU) • Outpatients | |
| Answer To Question 4: Question: • Do the following departments in your trust use paper DRUG CHARTS either partially or fully)? Please indicate Yes, No or Not sure / Not applicable. • A+E - Partially • ICU - Yes • Medical or Surgical inpatient wards (excluding ICU) - Medical - Yes, Surgery - No, electronic • Outpatients - Partially | |
| Question Number 5: Are fax machines still used in any part of your trust? (Yes / No) | |
| Answer To Question 5: No | |
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