“It’s said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away – but that’s now the opposite at a Teesside hospital,” Ian McNeal reports for GazetteLive. “Doctors and nurses at James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, are using Apple iPods and iPads to record vital health information about patients”
“A new report by trust chief executive Tricia Hart says the scheme, which is now being rolled out across the hospital, can provide major benefits,” McNeal reports. “In her report, due to be discussed at a board of directors meeting tomorrow, Ms Hart said: ‘The key benefits of the system is the more rapid identification of deteriorating patients which in pilot sites has led to a reduction in hospital and critical care length of stay and a reduction in mortality – all of which are a huge benefit to both patients and clinicians. Acute adult inpatient wards in both James Cook and the Friarage are included in the project and the first ward which went live on 23 June – ward 3 at James Cook – was paperless within three days of dual recording.'”
McNeal reports, “The rollout will be phased over the coming months.”
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