Audrey King
22 Aug 2023 · Coroner Guy Davies · Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
The coroner's concerns
1. inconsistencies in record keeping between specialities
“Inconsistencies in record keeping between specialities”
2. alert for handwritten clinical notes
“The process for entering an alert in the digital system that clinical notes have been handwritten in the written notes”
3. absence of alert on EPMA for medication suspension
“The absence of an alert on the EPMA requiring review of the ongoing suspension of prescribed medication”
Responses
2023-0312-Response-from-Royal-Cornwall-Hospitals-NHS-Trust.pdf ↗· Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
Stated action · Spring 2025
“The Trust is moving towards having all clinical records available electronically and Oracle Health have been awarded the contract for our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme. The new EPR will integrate many of our digital and paper-based systems into a single platform, providing a more joined up way of working across our hospitals, improving safety and transforming the way we care. This system is expected to be operational from Spring 2025.”