'Outdated' IT leaves NHS staff with 15 different computer logins
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IT systems in the NHS are so outdated that staff have to log in to up to 15 different systems to do their jobs.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.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, and found it reduced time spent logging in from one minute 45 seconds to just 10 seconds. With almost 5,000 logins per day, it saved over 130 hours of staff time a day, to focus on patient care."It is frankly ridiculous how much time our doctors and nurses waste logging on to multiple systems.The latest announcement comes after the government demanded
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