NHS computer system cost millions

Original: NHS computer system cost millions

A new computerised patient medical record system on trial at a London hospital has cost the NHS around £10 million and has meant that fewer patients can be seen. Now the London Free Hospital's Chief Executive, Andrew Way, has criticised the system, saying that the many technical problems had caused delays for patients among other problems. It's all part of a £12 billion IT upgrade in the NHS which aims to have the majority of the population's medical records on a database by 2014 as well as an online booking service and electronic prescriptions. This move could only have a negative impact on the length of waiting times in the NHS meaning that patients in that area of London and across the rest of the country might be tempted to get a