tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549113186645624574.post5294713908697486537..comments2023-04-28T06:40:22.661-07:00Comments on Eye On The Hill: On yer bike!Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520645290112480093noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549113186645624574.post-36443002025838164312011-10-28T09:40:52.266-07:002011-10-28T09:40:52.266-07:00Indeed. There is a very great deal of front-line r...Indeed. There is a very great deal of front-line resource diverted from patient care to collection of data that is "used for management purposes". And the data collection is in no way streamlined, often leading to multiple handwritten documents containing identical data being keyed multiple times. Nationally the NHS is both large and immensly complex, and attempts to introduce IT solutions at the macro level have had little success. Local boards demand evidenced based policy which sends the managers scurrying for more data. It is the doctors, nurses and other health professionals who we need to listen to and empower. Many of the others are not only non-essential but send hares running which seriously divert scarce clinical resource from medical and caring tasks.Himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202653423788805250noreply@blogger.com