Going paperless

Journey to a better way of working

Summary:

Karen Wyatt and Emma Palmer describe how their large occupational health department made the transition from paper-based to fully digital OH records.   

EASTKent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is a multi-site organisation, with five hospitals in Ashford, Canterbury, Margate, Dover and Folkestone. It employs 6,722 employees (whole-time equivalent) and serves a population of around 759,000 people¹. Its annual turnover is nearly…

Karen Wyatt is the systems integration and data manager at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

Karen Wyatt is the systems integration and data manager at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. Emma Palmer is occupational health nurse consultant at the same trust.

Author: Wyatt K, Palmer E

Tags NHS oh information systems records - reports

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2013 (vol. 10/3) pp29-31

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