Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt has set the objective for the NHS to become paper free. Is it a useful target to set? VOTE NOW
I’ve set up a poll on the CCIO Leaders Network Forum, please do take a minute to vote and say whether you think the target could be helpful, and if so how. Obviously, that’s not the same as saying whether it will be hit.
EHI have published quite a lot already on the new target. Here’s a selection:
Today’s round up of NHS reaction piece with two current CCIO’s quoted:
http://www.ehi.co.uk/insight/analysis/1023/is-hunt’s-dream-possible_tcq
An analysis of why Hunt is focusing on a digital NHS – and why it will need CCIOs
http://www.ehi.co.uk/insight/analysis/1022/leadership-key-to-paperless-nhs
And EHI’s original news coverage
http://www.ehi.co.uk/news/ehi/8315/hunt-wants-paperless-nhs-in-five-years
Finally, for those who want it from the horses mouth, the video of Hunt’s speech and text of speech (also embedded below)
https://jhoeksma.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/jeremy-hunt-16-jan-paperless-nhs-speech-text/
